New Market, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 456. Estimated population in July 2024: 410 (-10.1% change)
Males: 223 (48.9%), Females: 233 (51.1%)

Taylor County

Zip code: 51646

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $31,771
Median house value: $37,800

Population by Race

Races in New Market:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

Ancestries: German (31.6%), English (14.7%), Irish (11.0%), United States (6.8%), Dutch (5.3%), French (4.6%).

Elevation: 1231 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of New Market, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Market

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Market city

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 56.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Market:

  • CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; CLARINDA, IA)
  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; CLARINDA, IA)
  • ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CORNING, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Market:

  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 67 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 79 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 101 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Market:

  • SCHENCK FIELD (about 9 miles; CLARINDA, IA; Abbreviation: ICL)
  • BEDFORD MUNI (about 15 miles; BEDFORD, IA; Abbreviation: Y46)
  • CORNING MUNI (about 21 miles; CORNING, IA; Abbreviation: CRZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Market:

  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 67 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 84 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 96 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)

Public primary/middle school in New Market:

  • NEW MARKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 93; Location: 600 N. LAFAYETTE; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in New Market:

  • NEW MARKET PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,680; Location: MAIN ST., BOX 116; 6,317 books; 56 audio materials; 163 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)