Stratford, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	646
Male Share of the Population	50.2%
Female Share of the Population	49.8%
Senior Citizens	26.5%
Employed Population 16+	307
Age of the Population	49

Families

% of people married	57.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.8%
Median Earnings25+	$39,327
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$35,417
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$40,208

Wealth

Median Family Income	$78,750
% Above Poverty Level	90%
% Below Poverty Level	10%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	32 minutes
% Working from Home	2.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.3%
Median Gross Rent	$787
Median House Value	$79,800

Ancestry

German	33.1%
Swedish	15.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7%
Norwegian	6%
Irish	5.4%
English	4.8%
Dutch	4.2%
Danishn	1.9%
Scottish	1.4%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Canadian	0.8%
Polish	0.6%
Italian	0.5%
Bulgarian	0.5%
Welsh	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
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Stratford Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hamilton County
Standard Zip Codes	50249
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	42.27
Approximate Longitude	-93.92

Stratford Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WEBSTER CITY
Distance	15 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 26 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.5 inches

Station	BOONE
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	39 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	PERRY
Distance	31.8 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	31.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Boxholm	162	$62,500
Dayton	765	$54,821
Harcourt	304	$67,083
Lehigh	405	$50,588
Pilot Mound	189	$49,063
Stanhope	392	$61,250

Stratford Public Libraries

Stratford Public Library
816 SHAKESPEARE
Stratford, Iowa
(515) 838-2131

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Stratford Public Schools

Stratford Elementary
1000 Shakespeare Ave
ZIP: 50249
(515) 838-2208
Primary
Total Enrollment 102

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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