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
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)