Moving to Shenandoah, Iowa

Population: 5,546. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,239 (-5.5% change)
Males: 2,561 (46.2%), Females: 2,985 (53.8%)

Page County

Zip codes: 51601.

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $29,435
Median house value: $55,100

Population by Race

Races in Shenandoah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (23.8%), Irish (17.3%), English (12.4%), United States (9.1%), Swedish (7.0%), Dutch (4.8%).

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Map of Shenandoah, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shenandoah

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shenandoah city

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -70 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Shenandoah:

  • SHENANDOAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 PERSHING AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Shenandoah:

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; RED OAK, IA)
  • GRAPE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HAMBURG, IA)
  • CLARINDA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; CLARINDA, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shenandoah:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 76 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 96 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shenandoah:

  • SHENANDOAH MUNI (about 3 miles; SHENANDOAH, IA; Abbreviation: SDA)
  • RED OAK MUNI (about 19 miles; RED OAK, IA; Abbreviation: RDK)
  • GOULD PETERSON MUNI (about 23 miles; TARKIO, MO; Abbreviation: K57)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shenandoah:

  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 55 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 67 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Shenandoah:

  • SHENANDOAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 1000 MUSTANG DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Shenandoah:

  • SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 601 DR. CREIGHTON CIRCLE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 298; Location: 601 DR. CREIGHTON CIRCLE; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Shenandoah:

  • SHENANDOAH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $251,074; Location: 201 S ELM; 46,961 books; 1,339 audio materials; 987 video materials; 131 serial subscriptions)