Moving to Okoboji, Iowa
Population: 820. Estimated population in July 2024: 966 (+17.8% change)
Males: 410 (50.0%), Females: 410 (50.0%)
Dickinson County
Zip code: 51355
Demographics
Median resident age: 49.4 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $181,900
Population by Race
Races in Okoboji:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (14.5%), Norwegian (10.2%), English (10.1%), Dutch (6.3%), Swedish (5.6%).
Elevation: 1451 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Okoboji
- High school or higher: 91.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Okoboji city
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 11.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+6.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Okoboji:
- DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA)
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SPENCER, IA)
- JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; JACKSON, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Okoboji:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 88 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 110 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 112 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Okoboji:
- SPIRIT LAKE MUNICIPAL (about 1 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 0F3)
- FULLER (about 5 miles; MILFORD, IA; Abbreviation: 4D8)
- SPENCER MUNI (about 17 miles; SPENCER, IA; Abbreviation: SPW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Okoboji:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 94 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 96 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 108 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)