Moving to Moville, Iowa

Population: 1,583. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,480 (-6.5% change)
Males: 769 (48.6%), Females: 814 (51.4%)

Woodbury County

Zip code: 51039

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $42,222
Median house value: $88,000

Population by Race

Races in Moville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (44.3%), Irish (16.4%), English (12.6%), United States (5.5%), Norwegian (4.9%), Swedish (4.7%).

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Moville, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Moville

  • High school or higher: 91.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moville city

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +284 (+21.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Moville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moville:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 23 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 88 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Moville:

  • LE MARS MUNI (about 21 miles; LE MARS, IA; Abbreviation: LRJ)
  • MARTIN FIELD (about 28 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)
  • GRAHAM FIELD (about 29 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moville:

  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 65 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)

Schools

Public high school in Moville:

  • WOODBURY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 408 SOUTH 4TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Moville:

  • MOVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 408 SOUTH 4TH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WOODBURY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 128; Location: 408 S 4TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Moville:

  • WOODBURY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $142,570; Location: 309 MAIN STREET, BOX AL; 49,784 books; 465 audio materials; 86 video materials; 110 serial subscriptions)