Salix, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 370. Estimated population in July 2024: 389 (+5.1% change)
Males: 175 (47.3%), Females: 195 (52.7%)
Woodbury County
Zip code: 51052
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $27,396
Median house value: $62,800
Population by Race
Races in Salix:
- White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)
Ancestries: German (29.2%), French (17.8%), Irish (15.4%), United States (8.9%), Norwegian (6.8%), English (5.9%).
Elevation: 1083 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Salix
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Salix city
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 15.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Salix:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-SIOUX CITY (about 15 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WINNEBAGO, NE)
- ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salix:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 10 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 75 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 83 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salix:
- MARTIN FIELD (about 16 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)
- GRAHAM FIELD (about 21 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)
- ONAWA MUNI (about 25 miles; ONAWA, IA; Abbreviation: K36)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salix:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 58 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 74 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)