50038 Zip Code (Van Meter, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 247
Zip code population in 2010: 205
Zip code population in 2000: 322

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50038: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 81 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 50038:

• High school or higher: 98.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50038:

• Never married: 13.9%
• Now married: 74.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 6.4%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50038, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,603 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,603
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $36,983 (reported on 92.4% of returns)

Here:	$36,983
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $10k, 90.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $727 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$727
Iowa:	$1,768

Taxable dividends: $154 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$154
State:	$2,510

Profit/loss from business: +$1,167 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,167
State:	+$8,574

Total itemized deductions: $18,094 (20% of AGI, reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,094
State:	$16,976

Here:	20.3% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,200 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$3,089

Here:	1.8% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $5,806 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

50038:	$5,806
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,263 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,263
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.8%

Here:	59%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 50.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50261, 50263, 50266, 50061, 50069, 50325.
Van Meter Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 8
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 82

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (24 now married, 5 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50038 with a mortgage: 41 (3 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,225
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $531

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 50038 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 20$60,000 to $74,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50038

• 19Less than $10,000
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 4$750,000 to $999,999
• 20$2,000,000 or more

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $945,571

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $978,487

Here:	$978,487
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $9,905

Here:	$9,905
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 52
• Mobile homes: 33

Unemployment: 5.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50038

• 40.6%46Drove a car alone
• 31.8%36Carpooled
• 30.0%34Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50038

• 85 to 9 minutes
• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 1120 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 1130 to 34 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 247

• Male householders: 49 (24 living alone), Female householders: 41 (9 living alone)

• 52 spouses (52 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 95 children (82 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 4 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person

74 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 women).

99.0% of residents of 50038 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HEARTLAND COOP (106 MAIN STREET in BOONEVILLE, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING; SOYBEAN OIL MILLS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: BOONEVILLE COOP ELEV CO, HEARTLAND CO-OP BOONEVILLE, HEARTLAND COOP ELEVATOR COMPANY

• V.C.BENDEROFF (NO STREET ADDRESS in BOONEVILLE, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- V.C.BENDEROFF

Population in 1990: 100. Population change in the 1990s: +222 (+222.0%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 226
• Northeast: 12
• West: 10

45% of the 50038 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

90% of the 50038 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Flooring Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0508.02


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0508.02

Most common first names in zip code 50038 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Glenn	3	75.1 years
Charles	3	81.0 years
Agnes	2	70.5 years
Alice	2	84.5 years
Ira	2	69.9 years
Erwin	2	77.0 years
Francis	2	82.0 years
Harry	2	78.4 years
Clarence	2	72.5 years
James	2	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50038 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	5	82.8 years
Allen	4	79.7 years
Moore	4	76.2 years
Caldwell	3	79.4 years
Miller	3	76.0 years
Forret	3	66.4 years
Hougham	2	80.5 years
Baker	2	76.1 years
Dougherty	2	94.5 years
Brazzle	2	82.5 years