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Hornick, IA

HornickIA

A town of 340, settled in 1896.

Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
340
residents
Typical home
$243K
+8.8% in a year
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
32.8
years
Jobs based here
39
A commuter town
Small town

340 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Fog/Mist
H 63° · L 60°

Upcoming events

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hornick

Most working residents leave Hornick for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (42%), Sergeant Bluff (9%) and Sloan (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hornick1%
Sioux City42%
Sergeant Bluff9%
Sloan5%
Smithland2%
22 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Hornick
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hornick has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–33°
Spring37–61°
Summer61–84°
Fall39–63°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Hornick is

Hornick beats the Iowa average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Iowa
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
What stands outHornickIA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.4%11.6%
Fewer adults with arthritis23.8%27%
Burgess Health Center
14 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
17
paid flood claims since 1983
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Hornick home is worth about $243K

The typical Hornick home is worth about $243,000, up 8.8% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.

$243KZillow home value

Typical home value

Hornick$243K
Iowa$240K
+8.8%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Hornick for work

Where Hornick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

42% → Sioux City Sioux City 42% 9% → Sergeant Bluff Sergeant Bluff 9% 5% → Sloan Sloan 5% 2% → Smithland Smithland 2% 2% → Mapleton Mapleton 2% 2% → Urbandale Urbandale 2% Hornick · 1% stay
39jobs based in Hornick
1%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-Hornick
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-Hornick · National Register of Historic Places
Hornick’s story

130 years in pictures

1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1896Hornick is settled
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About Hornick

City in Iowa, USA

Hornick is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD metropolitan statistical area. The population was 255 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1896
Population
255
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,063 ft
ZIP code
51026

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