Moving to Minden, Iowa

Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 568 (+0.7% change)
Males: 275 (48.8%), Females: 289 (51.2%)

Pottawattamie County

Zip code: 51553

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $42,054
Median house value: $97,000

Population by Race

Races in Minden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (52.7%), Irish (13.7%), English (8.7%), Danish (8.2%), Czech (5.5%), United States (3.7%).

Elevation: 1204 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Minden, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Minden

  • High school or higher: 87.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minden city

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+6.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Minden:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minden:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 27 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 87 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 94 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Minden:

  • HARLAN MUNI (about 17 miles; HARLAN, IA; Abbreviation: HNR)
  • COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 21 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 21 miles; WOODBINE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minden:

  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)