Moving to Orient, Iowa
Population: 402. Estimated population in July 2024: 394 (-2.0% change)
Males: 204 (50.7%), Females: 198 (49.3%)
Adair County
Zip code: 50858
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $35,750
Median house value: $45,400
Population by Race
Races in Orient:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (38.1%), Irish (11.7%), United States (11.2%), English (6.0%), Dutch (5.7%), Danish (5.2%).
Elevation: 1347 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Orient
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Orient city
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+14.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Orient:
- ADAIR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GREENFIELD, IA)
- GREATER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CRESTON, IA)
- ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; CORNING, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orient:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 58 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 94 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 102 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orient:
- GREENFIELD MUNI (about 8 miles; GREENFIELD, IA; Abbreviation: GFZ)
- CRESTON MUNI (about 14 miles; CRESTON, IA; Abbreviation: CSQ)
- CORNING MUNI (about 28 miles; CORNING, IA; Abbreviation: CRZ)
Amtrak station near Orient:
- 11 miles: CRESTON (PINE & ADAMS STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orient:
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 51 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
Public primary/middle schools in Orient:
- ORIENT-MACKSBURG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 209; Location: 201 S. SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
- ORIENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: 201 S. SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Orient:
- PUBLIC RESOURCE/TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Operating income: $3,180; Location: 201 SOUTH SCHOOL ST., PO BOX 129; 6,326 books; 28 audio materials; 144 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)