Vail, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 452. Estimated population in July 2024: 453 (+0.2% change)
Males: 226 (50.0%), Females: 226 (50.0%)
Crawford County
Zip code: 51465
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $37,000
Population by Race
Races in Vail:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (52.0%), Irish (16.6%), United States (7.7%), English (5.5%), Scottish (2.4%), French (2.2%).
Elevation: 1257 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Vail
- High school or higher: 88.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Vail city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.4%
3.1% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+4.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Vail:
- CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DENISON, IA)
- MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 14 miles; MANNING, IA)
- ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CARROLL, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vail:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 71 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 79 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 85 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vail:
- DENISON MUNI (about 13 miles; DENISON, IA; Abbreviation: DNS)
- WALL LAKE MUNI (about 16 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)
- IDA GROVE MUNI (about 24 miles; IDA GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: IDG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vail:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 75 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
Public primary/middle school in Vail:
- VAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 69; Location: 509 1ST AVENUE; Grades: PK – 02)
Private primary/middle school in Vail:
- HOLY CROSS SCHOOL/ST ANN’S CTR (Students: 28; Location: PO BOX 158/2009 345TH STREET; Grades: PK – 6)