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Kellerton’s story
Kellerton in pictures
3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
KellertonIA
A town of 286.
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
286
residents
Median home value
$59K
Census ACS
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
34.1
years
Jobs based here
18
A commuter town
Small town
286 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Kellerton
Most working residents leave Kellerton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Ayr (22%), Des Moines (9%) and Diagonal (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Kellerton1%
Mount Ayr22%
Des Moines9%
Diagonal5%
Osceola5%
27 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Kellerton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Kellerton has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–35°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Kellerton is
Kellerton tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.
32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Ringgold County Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtHeat wavesCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Kellerton for work
Where Kellerton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
18jobs based in Kellerton
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Kellerton
City in Iowa, USA
Kellerton is a city in eastern Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. The population was 243 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 243
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- ZIP code
- 50133
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