Van Meter, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,192
Male Share of the Population	53.4%
Female Share of the Population	46.6%
Senior Citizens	8.5%
Employed Population 16+	712
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	61.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	34.9%
Median Earnings25+	$48,913
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$39,375
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,556

Wealth

Median Family Income	$98,889
% Above Poverty Level	98.3%
% Below Poverty Level	1.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1%
% Using Public Transportation	1.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	18.2%
Median Gross Rent	$775
Median House Value	$159,400

Ancestry

German	36.7%
Irish	13.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.8%
Italian	5.2%
English	4.9%
Dutch	2.7%
Swedish	2.1%
Norwegian	2%
Scottish	1.8%
Danishn	1.6%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Polish	1.1%
Czech	1.1%
Portuguese	0.7%
Welsh	0.5%
Slovak	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
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Van Meter Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dallas County
Standard Zip Codes	50261
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.53
Approximate Longitude	-93.95

Van Meter 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	WINTERSET 2 NNW
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 29 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.3 inches

Station	GREENFIELD
Distance	30.3 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 30 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	34.9 inches

Station	BOONE
Distance	36 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Adel	4,316	$93,654
Clive	17,195	$119,525
Cumming	384	$127,083
De Soto	980	$78,393
Earlham	1,489	$91,538
Waukee	19,344	$118,547

Van Meter Public Libraries

Van Meter Public Library
505 GRANT
Van Meter, Iowa
(515) 996-2435

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Van Meter Public Schools

Van Meter Elementary School
520 1st Ave
ZIP: 50261
(515) 996-2221
Primary
Total Enrollment 289

Van Meter Jr-sr High School
520 1st Ave
ZIP: 50261
(515) 996-2221
Other
Total Enrollment 386

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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