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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,543
Male Share of the Population	60.7%
Female Share of the Population	39.3%
Senior Citizens	10%
Employed Population 16+	727
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	40.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.6%
Median Earnings25+	$41,280
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$31,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,019

Wealth

Median Family Income	$71,875
% Above Poverty Level	84.5%
% Below Poverty Level	15.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	1.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.4%
Median Gross Rent	$760
Median House Value	$129,700

Ancestry

German	19.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	15.4%
Irish	14.5%
Norwegian	4.8%
French Except Basque	4%
Swedish	3%
English	2.7%
Dutch	2.1%
Danishn	2.1%
Italian	1.5%
Scottish	1.2%
Egyptian	0.9%
Arab	0.9%
Swiss	0.7%
West Indian	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Haitian	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Croatian	0.2%
Icelander	0.1%
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Woodward Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dallas County
Standard Zip Codes	50276
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.85
Approximate Longitude	-93.92

Woodward 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	PERRY
Distance	10.2 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

Station	ANKENY
Distance	20.7 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.3 inches

Station	DES MOINES AP
Distance	26 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 29 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bouton	135	$44,750
Granger	1,819	$109,808
Luther	183	$83,889
Madrid	2,584	$72,292
Minburn	400	$70,750
Perry	7,667	$49,974

Woodward Public Libraries

Woodward Public Library
118 S MAIN ST
Woodward, Iowa
(515) 438-2636

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Woodward Public Schools

Woodward Academy
1251 334th St
ZIP: 50276
(515) 438-3481
Other
Total Enrollment 298

Woodward-granger Grandwood
1251 334th St
ZIP: 50276
(515) 438-3240

Woodward-granger High School
306 W 3rd St
ZIP: 50276
(515) 438-2115
High
Total Enrollment 216

Woodward-granger Middle School
306 W 3rd St
ZIP: 50276
(515) 438-4653
Middle
Total Enrollment 178

Woodward Private Schools

Woodward Academy
1251 334th St
ZIP: 50276
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 268

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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