Moving to Royal, Iowa
Population: 479. Estimated population in July 2024: 432 (-9.8% change)
Males: 237 (49.5%), Females: 242 (50.5%)
Clay County
Zip code: 51357
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $37,500
Median house value: $47,500
Population by Race
Races in Royal:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (48.6%), Danish (18.0%), Irish (9.2%), Norwegian (6.7%), Dutch (6.1%), English (4.4%).
Elevation: 1412 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Royal
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Royal city
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+7.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Royal:
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SPENCER, IA)
- BAUM-HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PRIMGHAR, IA)
- DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SPIRIT LAKE, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Royal:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 84 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 89 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 106 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Royal:
- SPENCER MUNI (about 9 miles; SPENCER, IA; Abbreviation: SPW)
- LAMBERT FECHTER MUNI (about 14 miles; HARTLEY, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y4)
- FULLER (about 20 miles; MILFORD, IA; Abbreviation: 4D8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Royal:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 116 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 117 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 117 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
Public primary/middle schools in Royal:
- CLAY CENTRAL-EVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: 401 CHURCH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CLAY CENTRAL-EVERLY ELEMENTARY AT ROYAL (Students: 105; Location: 401 CHURCH ST; Grades: PK – 02)
Libraries
Library in Royal:
- ROYAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,716; Location: 3RD & MAIN STREET, PO BOX 199; 6,905 books; 69 audio materials; 199 video materials; 83 serial subscriptions)