Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,110 Zip code population in 2010: 3,356 Zip code population in 2000: 3,627
Houses and condos: 1,300 Renter-occupied apartments: 215
% of renters here:
19%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50054: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 58.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 53 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.3% ($2,230)
Iowa:
1.4% ($2,724)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,112 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,588 (1.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,587
(51.1%)
Females: 1,522
(48.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 50054:
High school or higher: 93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 50054:
Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.0%
Divorced: 10.7%
Zip code 50054 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $168,882
50054:
$168,882
Iowa:
$194,600
According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 50054 zip code as of May 23, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 50054 is 492 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
36.5 years
Iowa median age:
38.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
Iowa:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50054, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,067 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$62,067
State:
$71,087
Salary/wage: $56,180 (reported on 85.3% of returns)
Here:
$56,180
State:
$57,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1128.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3506.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6748.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9574.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16867.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $707 (reported on 28.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$707
Iowa:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,100 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,100
State:
$5,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 25.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 31.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 134.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,489 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,489
State:
+$15,243
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 536.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,350 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
+$8,350
State:
+$11,763
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.8% for AGIs below $25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 444.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,219 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
50054:
$15,219
Iowa:
$17,324
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.0% for AGIs below $25k, 119.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 268.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 370.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 466.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $28,600 (reported on 3.7% of returns)
Here:
$28,600
State:
$33,775
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 208.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 592.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $6,150 (reported on 2.5% of returns)
Here:
$6,150
State:
$13,075
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,600 (reported on 3.7% of returns)
50054:
$6,600
State:
$7,704
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 11.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,300
State:
$2,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.3% for AGIs below $25k, 48.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.1%
Here:
95%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 93.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50054, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,523 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$50,523
State:
$58,860
Salary/wage: $43,485 (reported on 87.8% of returns)
Here:
$43,485
State:
$46,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $769 (reported on 33.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$769
Iowa:
$1,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,704 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,704
State:
$4,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,024 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:
+$17,024
State:
+$11,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,371 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,371
State:
+$10,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,762 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
50054:
$10,762
Iowa:
$11,773
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,443 (20% of AGI, reported on 30.1% of returns)
Here:
$16,443
State:
$21,278
Here:
20.4% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,674 (reported on 21.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,674
State:
$4,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,451 (reported on 30.1% of returns)
50054:
$6,451
State:
$8,846
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,212 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,212
State:
$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.9%
Here:
61%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 60.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50054, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,068 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,068
State:
$43,875
Salary/wage: $38,778 (reported on 87.0% of returns)
Here:
$38,778
State:
$38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,138 (reported on 46.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,138
Iowa:
$1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,191 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,191
State:
$2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,546 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
+$2,546
State:
+$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,551 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:
+$4,551
State:
+$8,574
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,667 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
50054:
$2,667
Iowa:
$2,970
Total itemized deductions: $13,867 (21% of AGI, reported on 33.1% of returns)
Here:
$13,867
State:
$16,976
Here:
21.1% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,748 (3% of AGI, reported on 26.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,748
State:
$3,089
Here:
2.5% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,558 (reported on 78.7% of returns)
50054:
$4,558
State:
$6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,510 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,510
State:
$1,540
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.4%
Here:
68%
State:
70%
(% for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 173 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 926
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (15 now married, 28 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 615 (323 now married, 290 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 50054 with a mortgage: 589 (18 second mortgage, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 15
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,275 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $575
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
11.3%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.6%
Whole state:
5.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 50054: Colfax Golf Club (A), Colfax (B), Colfax City Hall (C), Colfax Public Library (D), Trainland USA (E), Colfax Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 50054 include: Assembly of God Church (A), Colfax Presbyterian Church (B), Howard Street Christian Church (C), Colfax United Methodist Church (D), Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (E), New Life Baptist Church (F), First Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rorabaugh Cemetery (1), Slaughter Cemetery (2), Fisher Cemetery (3), Highland Cemetery (4), McKeever Cemetery (5), Kelley Family Burial Ground (6), Greencastle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Squaw Creek (A), Severs Creek (B), Prairie Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Sugar Creek (E), Fullington Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 50054 include: Schlosser Park (1), Hoffman Wildlife Area (2), Oswalt Bridge Area (3), Woodcock Wildlife Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 44 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 381 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 201 1-person, 49 2-persons
472 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (51 men, 168 women).
97.8% of residents of 50054 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 13 (0.4%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
0.4%
Whole state:
6.0%
46%Bhutan
46%Malaysia
18%English
18%American
17%German
14%Irish
7%Dutch
5%Norwegian
3%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
152010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
14Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
COLFAX COM SCH DIST 50 1332 00 (20 W BROADWAY in COLFAX, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1985-0225, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: COLFAX-MINGO CSD
COLFAX-MINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (20 WEST BROADWAY in COLFAX, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-501332 409 Organizations: COLFAX-MINGO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
COLFAX-MINGO HIGH SCHOOL (204 N LEAGUE RD in COLFAX, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-501332 109 Organizations: COLFAX-MINGO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
COLFAX CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in COLFAX, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CITY OF COLFAX (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLFAX WATER SUPPLY
MONROE MFG LLC (316 NORTH WALNUT STREET in COLFAX, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: OFFICE FURNITURE, EXCEPT WOOD; PUBLIC BUILDING AND RELATED FURNITURE; FURNITURE AND FIXTURES Organizations: BARBARA MONROE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MONROE CO, MONROE TABLE CO, MONROE TABLE COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
BIO CHEM LABORATORIES INC-FORMER SITE OF (136 SUMMIT DRIVE in COLFAX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: POLISH AND OTHER SANITATION GOOD MANUFACTURING. Organizations: WILLIAM HANSEN & PETE SMITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
COLFAX, CITY OF (23 E FRONT ST in COLFAX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CITY OF COLFAX (CONTACT/OWNER)
TEEN CHALLENGE OF THE MIDLANDS (900 N. LEAGUE ROAD in COLFAX, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS
VAN DUSSELDORP SAND & GRAVEL (1300 NORTH WALNUT in COLFAX, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Alternative names: DES MOINES ASPHALT & PAVING, VANDUSSELDORP SAND & GRAVEL INC
P & W DISTRIBUTING CO-FORMER SITE OF (201 E HOWARD in COLFAX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: POLISH AND OTHER SANITATION GOOD MANUFACTURING.
RAILCAR PRESS (219 S WALNUT in COLFAX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.
BRAYTON CHEMICALS INC-FORMER SITE OF (HWY 117 S in COLFAX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
CENTRAL READY MIX (353 N WALNUT ST in COLFAX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%
59.2%Utility gas
20.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18.5%Electricity
2.0%Wood
Population in 1990: 3,475. Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+4.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,523
Northeast: 96
Midwest: 218
South: 103
West: 138
60% of the 50054 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
87% of the 50054 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here:
10.0%
Iowa:
10.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Iowa:
7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
Here:
27.3%
Iowa:
23.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
71,347Community and social service occupations
65,705Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
65,487Management occupations
63,304Architecture and engineering occupations
60,645Business and financial operations occupations
58,461Transportation occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
A-SEEDING CONTRACTORS INC (1623 W 84TH ST N in COLFAX, IA; small business)
$4,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Aerial Fertilization/Spraying Services. Signed on 2002-09-09. Completion date: 2002-08-27.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
34 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
78 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 15. The highest number of fires - 33 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2011. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (38.8%), and Structure Fires (35.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50054