50457 Zip Code (Meservey, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 464
Zip code population in 2010: 441
Zip code population in 2000: 451

Houses and condos: 199
Renter-occupied apartments: 34
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50457: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $1,316 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $848 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 50457:

• High school or higher: 84.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
• Unemployed: 0.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50457:

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 67.6%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 2.5%
• Divorced: 6.2%

• 
• • 38983.8%White
  • 5511.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 204.3%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50457, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $65,112 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$65,112
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $47,358 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$47,358
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1246.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2835.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5087.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $314 (reported on 43.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$314
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,167 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,167
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,350 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,350
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,700 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,700
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50457, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,963 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,963
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $35,553 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$35,553
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $529 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$529
Iowa:	$1,537

Ordinary dividends: $1,400 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,867 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,867
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$2,567 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,567
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,700 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

50457:	$4,700
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $17,500 (8% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,500
State:	$21,278

Here:	8.3% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $6,867 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

50457:	$6,867
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 84.2%

Here:	84%
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 $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50457, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,307 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,307
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $27,500 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,500
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.9% for AGIs below $10k, 57.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $720 (reported on 52.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$720
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $431 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	$431
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$200 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$3,967 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,967
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$11,515 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,515
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $9,200 (23% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$9,200
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,286 (4% of AGI, reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,286
State:	$3,089

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,537 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

50457:	$3,537
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,120 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,120
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.8%

Here:	83%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 76.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 50479, 50449, 50420, 50439, 50421, 50477.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 143

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (2 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 92 (59 now married, 33 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50457 with a mortgage: 77
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,282
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $534

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

• Zip code 50457 household income distribution in 2022

• 10Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 28$75,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50457

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $174,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50457

• 8$300 to $349
• 6$400 to $449
• 2$550 to $599
• 1$650 to $699
• 2$700 to $749
• 1$900 to $999
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $755.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $312,669.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $76,226

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $85,727 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,883 - $165,642

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $270,017

Here:	$270,017
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 189
• 3 or 4: 4
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 0.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50457

• 56.0%124Drove a car alone
• 4.1%9Carpooled
• 5.9%13Walked
• 1.8%4Other means
• 34.8%77Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50457

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 2410 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 2330 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 464

• Male householders: 98 (8 living alone), Female householders: 61 (10 living alone)

• 123 spouses (123 opposite-sex spouses), 16 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 132 children (96 natural, 1 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 5 2-persons, 1 3-persons

71 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (23 men, 22 women).

87.7% of residents of 50457 zip code speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% very well, 16% well, 2% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MESERVEY, CITY OF-STP (1/4 MILE NORTH OF 100TH ST. & in MESERVEY, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CERRO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MESERVEY SEWER TREATMENT PLANT

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Population in 1990: 298. Population change in the 1990s: +153 (+51.3%).

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

• This state: 400
• Midwest: 42
• South: 2
• West: 9

71% of the 50457 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

96% of the 50457 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50457 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Henry	6	80.9 years
Herman	5	70.9 years
Ruth	5	83.2 years
Grace	4	88.2 years
John	4	82.5 years
Robert	4	68.0 years
Anna	3	84.3 years
Esther	3	86.3 years
Elmer	3	78.0 years
Frieda	3	87.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50457 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pals	11	79.2 years
Kuhlers	8	74.0 years
Groen	8	79.1 years
Koenen	7	80.3 years
Schmidt	7	82.9 years
Suntken	6	79.2 years
Vierkant	6	79.0 years
Stadtlander	5	71.6 years
Faaborg	5	81.0 years
Dirks	4	74.5 years