Moving to Wall Lake, Iowa

Population: 841. Estimated population in July 2024: 766 (-8.9% change)
Males: 403 (47.9%), Females: 438 (52.1%)

Sac County

Zip code: 51466

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $53,700

Population by Race

Races in Wall Lake:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (54.0%), Irish (5.7%), United States (5.6%), English (4.6%), Swedish (3.2%), Dutch (2.4%).

Elevation: 1233 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wall Lake

• High school or higher: 79.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wall Lake city

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 60.2%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 12.0%
• Divorced: 5.6%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wall Lake:

• LORING HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SAC CITY, IA)
• ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CARROLL, IA)
• MANNING REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CE (about 25 miles; MANNING, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wall Lake:

• FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
• EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 87 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
• SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 90 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wall Lake:

• WALL LAKE MUNI (about 2 miles; WALL LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y0)
• SAC CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; SAC CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SKI)
• STORM LAKE MUNI (about 24 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Abbreviation: SLB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wall Lake:

• BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
• IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
• IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
• WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
• METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 91 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
• BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 101 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)

Public primary/middle school in Wall Lake:

• WALL LAKE VIEW AUBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: 207 BOYER ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Wall Lake:

• WALL LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $25,449; Location: 116 MAIN ST; 9,457 books; 152 audio materials; 184 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)