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

Map of Moorhead, IA

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:

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)