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
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)