Rake, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 227. Estimated population in July 2024: 215 (-5.3% change)
Males: 114 (50.2%), Females: 113 (49.8%)
Winnebago County
Zip code: 50465
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $24,375
Median house value: $18,000
Population by Race
Races in Rake:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
- Hispanic (7.9%)
- Other race (5.7%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Norwegian (34.8%), German (33.9%), United States (19.4%), Irish (4.8%), English (3.1%), French (3.1%).
Elevation: 1150 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rake
- High school or higher: 77.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rake city
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 18.8%
- Divorced: 6.3%
2.2% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-4.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rake:
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 17 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BRITT, IA)
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 36 miles; ALGONA, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rake:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 48 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 104 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rake:
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 14 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; Abbreviation: SBU)
- WELLS MUNI (about 19 miles; WELLS, MN; Abbreviation: 68Y)
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 28 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rake:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 47 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 49 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 85 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
Libraries
Library in Rake:
- RAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,449; Location: 207 N. 2ND ST.; 5,635 books; 203 audio materials; 15 serial subscriptions)