Walford, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,224. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,405 (+14.8% change)
Males: 613 (50.1%), Females: 611 (49.9%)

Benton County

Zip code: 52351

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $67,833
Median house value: $156,500

Population by Race

Races in Walford:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (51.0%), Irish (17.4%), Czech (11.5%), English (9.2%), Norwegian (6.9%), United States (5.9%).

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Walford

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Walford city

• Never married: 19.0%
• Now married: 75.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.8%
• Divorced: 4.1%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +972 (+385.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Walford:

• ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
• MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MARENGO, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Walford:

• THE EASTERN IOWA (about 10 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
• WATERLOO MUNI (about 61 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Abbreviation: ALO)
• OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 68 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Walford:

• AMANA (about 7 miles; AMANA, IA; Abbreviation: C11)
• MARION (about 24 miles; MARION, IA; Abbreviation: C17)
• VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 27 miles; VINTON, IA; Abbreviation: VTI)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Walford:

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 26 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
• KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 53 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
• HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
• UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
• INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
• EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 91 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)