Moving to Moorhead, Iowa
Population: 232. Estimated population in July 2024: 207 (-10.8% change)
Males: 113 (48.7%), Females: 119 (51.3%)
Monona County
Zip code: 51558
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $26,042
Median house value: $34,600
Population by Race
Races in Moorhead:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (33.6%), German (32.8%), Irish (23.3%), Danish (15.9%), English (9.1%), Dutch (5.2%).
Elevation: 1200 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Moorhead
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Moorhead city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-20.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Moorhead:
- BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (about 20 miles; ONAWA, IA)
- ALLEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; MISSOURI VALLEY, IA)
- MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; BLAIR, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moorhead:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 43 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 50 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 97 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moorhead:
- JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 18 miles; MAPLETON, IA; Abbreviation: MEY)
- WOODBINE MUNI (about 18 miles; WOODBINE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y4)
- ONAWA MUNI (about 19 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moorhead:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 49 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
Libraries
Library in Moorhead:
- MOORHEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,656; Location: MAIN ST., PO BOX 33; 2,633 books; 53 audio materials; 153 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)