| Official Name: | Vail, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Crawford |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 396 |
| Population Density Km2: | 268.07 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 694.74 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1260 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0597°N -95.2006°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 51465 |
| Area Code: | 712 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 19-80130 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397107 |
Vail is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States. The population was 396 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
Vail was laid out in 1871, and incorporated in 1875.[3] The city was named for C. E. Vail, a relative of railroad magnate John Insley Blair.[4]
On April 26th, 2024, the town took a direct hit from a large tornado.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57sqmi, all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 436 people, 174 households, and 120 families living in the city. The population density was 764.9PD/sqmi. There were 189 housing units at an average density of 331.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 89.2% White, 0.7% African American, 0.9% Native American, 8.9% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.4% of the population.
There were 174 households, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the city was 42.3 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.0% male and 53.0% female.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 452 people, 185 households, and 128 families living in the city. The population density was 808sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 196 housing units at an average density of 350.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% White, 0.88% African American, 0.22% Asian, 1.33% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 185 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.
28.1% are under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $39,107. Males had a median income of $24,500 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,071. About 6.2% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
The Ar-We-Va Community School District operates local area schools.[8]