Malcom, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 352. Estimated population in July 2024: 315 (-10.5% change)
Males: 177 (50.3%), Females: 175 (49.7%)

Poweshiek County

Zip code: 50157

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $39,167
Median house value: $55,000

Population by Race

Races in Malcom:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: German (33.8%), Irish (13.4%), French (9.7%), English (6.5%), United States (6.5%), Czech (5.4%).

Elevation: 895 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Malcom, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Malcom

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Malcom city

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -95 (-21.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Malcom:

  • GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GRINNELL, IA)
  • MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)
  • PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 32 miles; PELLA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Malcom:

  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 43 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 59 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 61 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)

Other public-use airports nearest to Malcom:

  • SIG FIELD (about 13 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; Abbreviation: 7C5)
  • GRINNELL REGIONAL (about 13 miles; GRINNELL, IA; Abbreviation: GGI)
  • TOLEDO MUNI (about 20 miles; TOLEDO, IA; Abbreviation: 8C5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Malcom:

  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 56 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 71 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)