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Ventura, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 670. Estimated population in July 2024: 676 (+0.9% change)
Males: 336 (50.1%), Females: 334 (49.9%)

Cerro Gordo County

Zip code: 50482

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $41,875
Median house value: $88,600

Population by Race

Races in Ventura:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (39.1%), Norwegian (17.2%), Irish (10.7%), English (9.9%), United States (9.9%), Danish (5.4%).

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Map of Ventura, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ventura

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ventura city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+4.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ventura:

  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 19 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
  • BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; BELMOND, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BRITT, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ventura:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 85 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ventura:

  • FOREST CITY MUNI (about 13 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; Abbreviation: FXY)
  • LAKE MILLS MUNI (about 19 miles; LAKE MILLS, IA; Abbreviation: 0Y6)
  • BELMOND MUNI (about 21 miles; BELMOND, IA; Abbreviation: Y48)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ventura:

  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 80 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 83 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)

Schools

Public high school in Ventura:

  • VENTURA JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 110 S. MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Ventura:

  • VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 300 S. MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Ventura:

  • VENTURA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,100; Location: 7 WEST VENTURA ST.; 9,730 books; 238 audio materials; 445 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)

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