50151 Zip Code (Lucas, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 638
Zip code population in 2010: 724
Zip code population in 2000: 753

Houses and condos: 293
Renter-occupied apartments: 25
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50151: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 79.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,440 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 50151:

• High school or higher: 95.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Unemployed: 0.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50151:

• Never married: 24.0%
• Now married: 58.6%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 11.2%

• 
• • 59693.4%White
  • 426.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50151, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,162 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,162
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $52,793 (reported on 79.4% of returns)

Here:	$52,793
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1323.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4002.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6390.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8876.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18670.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $538 (reported on 38.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$538
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.3% for AGIs below $25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,440 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,440
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 316.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,283 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$16,283
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2986.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,938 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,938
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 686.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1506.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,625 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

50151:	$12,625
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 331.7% for AGIs below $25k, 612.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,200 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,200
State:	$33,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1248.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $4,733 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

50151:	$4,733
State:	$7,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 284.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.1%

Here:	97%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50151, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,335 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,335
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $39,600 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$39,600
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 69.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $527 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$527
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,200 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,440 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,440
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$6,967 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,967
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,400 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

50151:	$10,400
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $17,078 (17% of AGI, reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,078
State:	$21,278

Here:	17.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,150 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $6,922 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

50151:	$6,922
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.4%

Here:	77%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50151, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,007 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,007
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $40,763 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

Here:	$40,763
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $704 (reported on 43.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$704
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $558 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$558
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,519 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,519
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$2,135 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,135
State:	+$8,574

Total itemized deductions: $15,203 (21% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,203
State:	$16,976

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,137 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,137
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,612 (reported on 82.0% of returns)

50151:	$4,612
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,759 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,759
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.9%

Here:	78%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50275, 50068, 50139, 50210, 50166, 50049.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 247

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 180 (71 now married, 109 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50151 with a mortgage: 128 (22 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,405
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $480

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

• Zip code 50151 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $74,999
• 97$75,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50151

• 3Less than $10,000
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 37$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50151

• 1$200 to $249
• 2$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 15$900 to $999
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,620.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $78,440

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $147,129 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,555 - $260,483

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $255,104

Here:	$255,104
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $169,431

Here:	$169,431
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 255
• 5 to 9: 3
• Mobile homes: 28
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Unemployment: 0.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50151

• 82.5%266Drove a car alone
• 7.4%24Carpooled
• 2.2%7Bus or trolley bus
• 1.2%4Other means
• 4.7%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50151

• 125 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 2515 to 19 minutes
• 5620 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 5030 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 10745 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 638

• Male householders: 133 (22 living alone), Female householders: 123 (22 living alone)

• 153 spouses (153 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 191 children (187 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 21 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 6 2-persons

113 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (34 men, 16 women).

99.5% of residents of 50151 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DEKKO ENGINEERING INC (HWY 34 P0 BOX 7 in LUCAS, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GROUP DEKKO INTERNATIONAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LUCAS PRODUCTS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%

Population in 1990: 617. Population change in the 1990s: +136 (+22.0%).

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

• This state: 513
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 73
• South: 22
• West: 13

55% of the 50151 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

91% of the 50151 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% 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): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• KEVIN KENT CONSTRUCTION (15157 US HWY 34 in LUCAS, IA; small business) : $1,838,228 in 8 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $420,376; 2005: $1,258,352; 2006: $159,500.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $459,176 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $459,176 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2005-08-19. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $295,376 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
  $170,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Signed on 2005-09-06. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
  

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

• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Sports and Recreation Instruction (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50151 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	9	76.1 years
Charles	8	76.1 years
John	7	75.9 years
James	6	77.3 years
Chester	4	76.3 years
George	4	75.5 years
Harry	4	77.5 years
Frank	4	82.5 years
Paul	4	72.5 years
Roy	4	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50151 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Baker	7	85.6 years
Allen	7	78.6 years
Beals	5	68.4 years
Pennington	5	78.8 years
Hall	4	78.7 years
Eubank	4	80.7 years
Dixson	4	79.3 years
Kent	4	73.3 years
Goben	4	68.7 years
Hunter	3	79.4 years