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

Demographics

People

Total Population	814
Male Share of the Population	50.5%
Female Share of the Population	49.5%
Senior Citizens	14.9%
Employed Population 16+	441
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	65.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	37.4%
Median Earnings25+	$41,875
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$27,143

Wealth

Median Family Income	$94,286
% Above Poverty Level	95.3%
% Below Poverty Level	4.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	1.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.3%
% Using Public Transportation	1.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.9%
Median Gross Rent	$800
Median House Value	$179,600

Ancestry

Irish	18.7%
Norwegian	16.2%
English	10.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.2%
French Except Basque	4.3%
Dutch	4.3%
Swedish	2.2%
Danishn	2.1%
Polish	1.7%
Czech	1%
Greek	1%
Italian	1%
German	0.9%
Welsh	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Scottish	0.2%
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Ventura Almanac

Category	Value
County	Cerro Gordo County
Standard Zip Codes	50482
Phone Area Codes	641
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.12
Approximate Longitude	-93.45

Ventura 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	MASON CITY AP
Distance	7.5 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 23 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	34.4 inches

Station	FOREST CITY 2 NNE
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	32.2 inches

Station	HAMPTON
Distance	29.6 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 23 F
Apr Temp	35 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Clear Lake	7,644	$75,015
Fertile	307	$66,250
Garner	3,059	$77,308
Hanlontown	174	$84,375
Klemme	616	$57,717
Swaledale	93	$55,000

Ventura Public Libraries

Ventura Public Library
7 W VENTURA ST
Ventura, Iowa
(641) 829-4410

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Ventura Public Schools

Ventura Elementary School
300 S. Main Street
ZIP: 50482
(641) 829-4482
Primary
Total Enrollment 81

Ventura Middle School
110 S. Main Street
ZIP: 50482
(641) 829-4484
Middle
Total Enrollment 151

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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