Estimated zip code population in 2022: 892 Zip code population in 2010: 1,007 Zip code population in 2000: 1,249
Houses and condos: 452 Renter-occupied apartments: 67
% of renters here:
19%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50071: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 113.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.2% ($932)
Iowa:
1.4% ($2,724)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $881 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,073 (1.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 438
(49.1%)
Females: 453
(50.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 50071:
High school or higher: 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 50071:
Never married: 32.1%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 9.4%
Zip code 50071 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $75,011
50071:
$75,011
Iowa:
$194,600
According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 50071 zip code as of May 23, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 50071 is 922 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.3 years
Iowa median age:
38.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
Iowa:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50071, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,742 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$56,742
State:
$71,087
Salary/wage: $41,231 (reported on 81.4% of returns)
Here:
$41,231
State:
$57,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1522.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3483.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6824.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12260.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14046.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,533 (reported on 34.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,533
Iowa:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 443.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,000 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,000
State:
$5,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 230.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,980 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
+$2,980
State:
+$15,243
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 396.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$15,340 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
+$15,340
State:
+$11,763
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1534.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,400 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
50071:
$8,400
Iowa:
$17,324
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 672.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,467 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,467
State:
$2,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.0% for AGIs below $25k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.3%
Here:
95%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50071, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,264 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$55,264
State:
$58,860
Salary/wage: $34,240 (reported on 79.5% of returns)
Here:
$34,240
State:
$46,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.9% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,268 (reported on 43.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,268
Iowa:
$1,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,543 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,543
State:
$4,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,317 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:
+$2,317
State:
+$11,802
Profit/loss from business: +$3,857 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
+$3,857
State:
+$10,509
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,100 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
50071:
$3,100
Iowa:
$11,773
Total itemized deductions: $18,990 (20% of AGI, reported on 22.7% of returns)
Here:
$18,990
State:
$21,278
Here:
19.8% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.5% for AGIs below $25k, 16.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,429 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,429
State:
$4,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,320 (reported on 22.7% of returns)
50071:
$5,320
State:
$8,846
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,217 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,217
State:
$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.3%
Here:
77%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50071, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,890 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,890
State:
$43,875
Salary/wage: $28,147 (reported on 79.0% of returns)
Here:
$28,147
State:
$38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.1% for AGIs below $10k, 60.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,536 (reported on 51.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,536
Iowa:
$1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $731 (reported on 21.2% of returns)
Here:
$731
State:
$2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$211 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
+$211
State:
+$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,183 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$3,183
State:
+$8,574
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$3,326 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
+$3,326
State:
-$74
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, -4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
50071:
$3,000
Iowa:
$2,970
Total itemized deductions: $12,648 (28% of AGI, reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
$12,648
State:
$16,976
Here:
28.0% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,658 (6% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,658
State:
$3,089
Here:
5.5% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total tax: $4,336 (reported on 74.9% of returns)
50071:
$4,336
State:
$6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,500
State:
$1,540
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 86.1%
Here:
86%
State:
70%
(% for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $10k, 87.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 330
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (17 now married, 5 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 158 (41 now married, 117 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 50071 with a mortgage: 98 (6 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $852 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $416
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.2%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.2
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 50071: Dows (A), Farmers Co-op Company Elevator (B), Dows Golf Course (C), Dows Ambulance Service (D), Dows Fire Department (E), Dows City Hall (F), Dows Public Library (G), Dows Welcome Center (H), Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 50071 include: Vernon Church (A), Morgan Church (B), Methodist Church (C), First Lutheran Church (D), Presbyterian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Morgan Township Cemetery (1), Olson Cemetery (2), Otis Grove Cemetery (3), Fairview Cemetery (4), Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery (5), Galt Cemetery (6), Morgan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 50071 include: Toft County Park (1), Groom Area (2), Dows Park (3), Toft Wildlife Area (4), Whitetail Flats Wildlife Management Area (5), Gun Club Corner (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 149 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 10 2-persons, 1 3-persons
126 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (6 men, 31 women).
98.5% of residents of 50071 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 25% not at all).
Foreign born population: 3 (0.4%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
0.4%
Whole state:
6.0%
67%Honduras
47%German
9%English
8%American
3%French
3%Irish
2%Dutch
2%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
92000 to 2009
21990 to 1999
3Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BECKER GRAVEL COMPANY (3174 305TH STREET in DOWS, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE Organizations: MERLIN LOUX (CONTACT/OWNER)
, J. VOGEL, S. BRUNER, D. BARZ, (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LOUX PIT, PETERSON PIT
DOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (404 PARK AVE. in DOWS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-991854 418 Organizations: DOWS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DOWS/CAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (404 PARK AVE in DOWS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-991854 209 Organizations: DOWS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL (404 PARK AVENUE in DOWS, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: DOWS CSD
DOWS QUARRY (854 BALSAM AVENUE in DOWS, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE Organizations: MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES
CLARION DOZING (2972 245TH STREET in DOWS, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JERRY OR ROY JOHNSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
DOWS CITY OF STP (107 WEST ELLSWORTH STREET in DOWS, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CITY OF DOWS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%
54.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20.6%Electricity
9.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8.1%Utility gas
5.2%Other fuel
2.3%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 1,373.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 752
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 56
South: 46
West: 5
65% of the 50071 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
96% of the 50071 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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): 7
Here:
10.8%
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:
Here:
0.0%
Iowa:
23.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
71,776Management occupations
63,586Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
54,045Architecture and engineering occupations
51,599Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
50,101Business and financial operations occupations
47,412Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 5)
Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 2)
People in group quarters in 2000:
35 people in nursing homes
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: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2004 - 2016 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2016 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 20 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (40.0%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (28.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50071
(49.1%)
(50.9%)
+$3,326
-$74
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, -4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Nearest zip codes: 50227, 50470, 50101, 50420, 50431, 50271.
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2016 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 20 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (40.0%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (28.3%).