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A town of 61.

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Population
61
residents
Median home value
$42K
Census ACS
Median age
29.6
years
Jobs based here
2
A commuter town
Small town

61 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ricketts

Most working residents leave Ricketts for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Denison (23%), Schleswig (8%) and Council Bluffs (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ricketts0%
Denison23%
Schleswig8%
Council Bluffs5%
Sioux City5%
21 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Ricketts
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ricketts has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–31°
Spring37–59°
Summer61–82°
Fall39–61°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Ricketts is

Ricketts beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better26 too close to call5 worse
What stands outRickettsIA
More adults treating high blood pressure81%77.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.1%11.6%
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
13 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 →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Ricketts for work

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

23% → Denison Denison 23% 8% → Schleswig Schleswig 8% 5% → Council Bluffs Council Bluffs 5% 5% → Sioux City Sioux City 5% 5% → Omaha Omaha 5% 3% → Ida Grove Ida Grove 3% Ricketts · 0% stay
2jobs based in Ricketts
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ricketts

City in Iowa, United States

Ricketts is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Middle Soldier River. The population was 109 at the time of the 2020 census.

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

Population
109
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,306 ft
ZIP code
51460

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