2021 · HospersIowaPopPlot · Wikimedia Commons
Hospers’s story
136 years in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1890Hospers is settled
- 2004IAMap-doton-Hospers
- 2021HospersIowaPopPlot
HospersIA
A town of 916, settled in 1890.
Population
916
+2.9% since 2010
Typical home
$260K
+4.5% in a year
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
29.7
years
Jobs based here
272
Balanced
Small town
916 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hospers. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Hospers has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–29°
Spring35–58°
Summer59–82°
Fall37–60°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Hospers
Most working residents leave Hospers for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux Center (16%), Orange City (12%) and Sheldon (10%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
6%work in town
Where working residents work
In Hospers6%
Sioux Center16%
Orange City12%
Sheldon10%
Hull5%
14 mi
median commute distance
272
jobs based in Hospers
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Hospers is
Hospers 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 out | Hospers | IA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 26.8% | 32.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.3% | 66.8% |
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center
8.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing
A typical Hospers home is worth about $260K
The typical Hospers home is worth about $260,000, up 4.5% in a year, 9% above the Iowa typical home.
$260KZillow home value
Typical home value
Hospers$260K
Iowa$240K
+4.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors
0% of Hospers is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 336 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Side Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Hospers
City in Iowa, United States
Hospers is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States, along the Floyd River. The population was 718 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1890
- Population
- 718
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,348 ft
- ZIP code
- 51238