Moving to Tabor, Iowa

Population: 993. Estimated population in July 2024: 975 (-1.8% change)
Males: 455 (45.8%), Females: 538 (54.2%)

Fremont County

Zip code: 51653

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $36,750
Median house value: $80,900

Population by Race

Races in Tabor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (15.0%), English (14.7%), United States (6.9%), Dutch (3.8%), Swedish (3.8%).

Elevation: 1253 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Tabor, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tabor

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tabor city

  • Never married: 13.8%
  • Now married: 64.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+3.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tabor:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tabor:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 32 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 75 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 95 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tabor:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tabor:

  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 34 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)

Public primary/middle schools in Tabor:

  • FREMONT-MILLS MIDDLE AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 27 JACKSON BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • FREMONT-MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 196; Location: 27 JACKSON BLVD.; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Tabor:

  • TABOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,287; Location: 805 MAIN STREET, BOX 27; 7,860 books; 85 audio materials; 469 video materials; 23 serial subscriptions)