Moving to Mallard, Iowa
Population: 298. Estimated population in July 2024: 284 (-4.7% change)
Males: 147 (49.3%), Females: 151 (50.7%)
Palo Alto County
Zip code: 50562
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.5 years
Median household income: $28,056
Median house value: $30,200
Population by Race
Races in Mallard:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (47.0%), United States (12.1%), Irish (9.7%), English (8.1%), Danish (5.7%), Norwegian (4.7%).
Elevation: 1213 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mallard
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 0.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mallard city
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-18.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mallard:
- PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA)
- POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA)
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 34 miles; ALGONA, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mallard:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 44 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 96 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 121 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mallard:
- EMMETSBURG MUNI (about 12 miles; EMMETSBURG, IA; Abbreviation: EGQ)
- POCAHONTAS MUNI (about 15 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA; Abbreviation: POH)
- ALGONA MUNI (about 31 miles; ALGONA, IA; Abbreviation: AXA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mallard:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 97 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 97 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 108 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
Public primary/middle schools in Mallard:
- WEST BEND-MALLARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 414 MICAWBER ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 68; Location: 414 MICAWBER ST; Grades: 03 – 05)
Libraries
Library in Mallard:
- MALLARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,251; Location: 607 INMAN AVE.; 30,722 books; 23 audio materials; 176 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)