Newell, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 887. Estimated population in July 2024: 869 (-2.0% change)
Males: 423 (47.7%), Females: 464 (52.3%)

Buena Vista County

Zip code: 50568

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $31,204
Median house value: $46,700

Population by Race

Races in Newell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Other race (1.9%)

Ancestries: German (33.6%), English (11.2%), Danish (10.0%), United States (8.3%), Norwegian (6.7%), Irish (4.7%).

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Newell, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Newell

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newell city

  • Never married: 17.9%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

2.3% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Newell:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newell:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 57 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 97 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 109 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Newell:

  • STORM LAKE MUNI (about 17 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: SLB)
  • SAC CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; SAC CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SKI)
  • WALL LAKE MUNI (about 26 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newell:

  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 113 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)

Schools

Public high school in Newell:

  • NEWELL-FONDA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 167; Location: 205 CLARK ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Newell:

  • NEWELL-FONDA LOWER ELEMENTARY (Students: 108; Location: 205 CLARK ST; Grades: KG – 03)

Libraries

Library in Newell:

  • NEWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,144; Location: 205 E. 2ND ST., BOX 667; 11,194 books; 38 audio materials; 291 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)