50256 Zip Code (IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 520
Zip code population in 2010: 501
Zip code population in 2000: 513

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50256: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 27.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 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 mortgages in 2022: $2,458 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,330 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 50256:

• High school or higher: 95.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50256:

• Never married: 18.8%
• Now married: 62.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 11.4%
• Divorced: 7.1%

• 
• • 49695.4%White
  • 244.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50256, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,470 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,470
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $50,905 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$50,905
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1055.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3897.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5320.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4912.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,467 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,467
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,650 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,650
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 232.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 50256, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,052 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,052
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $47,911 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$47,911
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $457 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$457
Iowa:	$1,537

Ordinary dividends: $500 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$4,542

Profit/loss from business: +$5,667 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,667
State:	+$10,509

Total itemized deductions: $12,820 (19% of AGI, reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,820
State:	$21,278

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

Charity contributions: $1,300 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,680 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

50256:	$4,680
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,250 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 85.7%

Here:	86%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50256, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,719 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,719
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $40,495 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$40,495
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,084 (reported on 43.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,084
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $429 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$429
State:	$2,510

Profit/loss from business: +$1,676 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,676
State:	+$8,574

Total itemized deductions: $13,128 (22% of AGI, reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,128
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,241 (2% of AGI, reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,241
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,831 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

50256:	$3,831
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.4%

Here:	77%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $10k, 76.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50044, 50119, 50116, 50143, 50150, 50219.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 190

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: 85 (62 now married, 23 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50256 with a mortgage: 164 (20 second mortgage, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,437
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $466

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 50256 household income distribution in 2022

• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 25$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50256

• 4Less than $10,000
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 22$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999
• 47$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,940

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,237

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 268
• Mobile homes: 4
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50256

• 95.7%246Drove a car alone
• 1.9%5Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50256

• 275 to 9 minutes
• 6915 to 19 minutes
• 9020 to 24 minutes
• 3625 to 29 minutes
• 2230 to 34 minutes
• 145 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 520

• Male householders: 132 (32 living alone), Female householders: 109 (22 living alone)

• 120 spouses (120 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 159 children (153 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 36 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person

101 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (22 women).

93.5% of residents of 50256 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA SOLID WASTE AGNCY LANDFILL (1736 HIGHWAY T17 in TRACY, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: SC IA SOLID WSTE AGCY SANITARY LANDFILL, SCISWA (SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA SOLID WASTE AGENCY), SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA SOLID WASTE AGENCY

• NEW HARVEY SAND & GRAVEL (1488 HWY T25 in TRACY, 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

• AMERICAN COALS CORP (RR in TRACY, IA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- AMERICAN COALS CORP

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6%

Population in 1990: 256. Population change in the 1990s: +257 (+100.4%).

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

• This state: 466
• Midwest: 12
• South: 3

68% of the 50256 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.

95% of the 50256 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% 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): 43
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50256 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	6	79.3 years
Paul	4	75.5 years
Robert	4	79.0 years
James	3	77.3 years
John	3	78.7 years
Mary	3	82.0 years
Albert	2	74.0 years
Clyde	2	79.5 years
Helen	2	81.5 years
Floyd	2	75.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50256 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Fryer	4	80.2 years
Hauenstein	4	72.7 years
Mccombs	4	82.7 years
Sytsma	4	77.0 years
Furgison	3	83.7 years
Groenendyk	3	81.0 years
Beal	3	63.7 years
Degeest	3	82.3 years
Milledge	3	80.0 years
Moody	3	76.0 years