50478 Zip Code (Thompson, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 790
Zip code population in 2010: 775
Zip code population in 2000: 957

Houses and condos: 505
Renter-occupied apartments: 81
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50478: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 73.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $1,280 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,413 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 50478:

• High school or higher: 94.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50478:

• Never married: 22.6%
• Now married: 51.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.7%
• Divorced: 16.0%

• 
• • 68586.7%White
  • 9812.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 60.8%American Indian
  • 10.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50478, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,574 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,574
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $41,170 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$41,170
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1261.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3593.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7196.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6102.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 35.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,000
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,800 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,800
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,471 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,471
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $25k, 203.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,614 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,614
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.0% for AGIs below $25k, 134.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,475 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

50478:	$13,475
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.2% for AGIs below $25k, 868.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.9%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% 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 50478, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,333 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,333
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $33,397 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,397
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,106 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,106
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,300 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,167 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,167
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,060 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

50478:	$10,060
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $21,371 (19% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$21,371
State:	$21,278

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,517 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,517
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $6,312 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

50478:	$6,312
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.7%

Here:	77%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% 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 50478, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,716 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,716
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $28,312 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

Here:	$28,312
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,259 (reported on 51.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,259
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $573 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

Here:	$573
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$129 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$129
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,606 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,606
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$8,250 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,250
State:	-$74

IRA payment deduction: $1,933 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

50478:	$1,933
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $11,720 (26% of AGI, reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$11,720
State:	$16,976

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,000 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,323 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

50478:	$3,323
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.0%

Here:	78%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 63.7% for AGIs below $10k, 86.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50473, 50453, 56051, 50424, 50465, 56014.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 23
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 413

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 87 (36 now married, 51 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50478 with a mortgage: 142 (17 second mortgage, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $913
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $481

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

• Zip code 50478 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 57$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 28$40,000 to $44,999
• 27$45,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $74,999
• 74$75,000 to $99,999
• 38$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50478

• 2Less than $10,000
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 42$80,000 to $89,999
• 36$90,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50478

• 4$200 to $249
• 8$350 to $399
• 15$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 12$750 to $799
• 20No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $667.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,017

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,872 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,768 - $195,908

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $78,086

Here:	$78,086
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 486
• 5 to 9: 5
• 10 to 19: 7
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 2.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50478

• 78.8%323Drove a car alone
• 1.5%6Carpooled
• 2.4%10Walked
• 3.7%15Other means
• 13.2%54Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50478

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 795 to 9 minutes
• 3010 to 14 minutes
• 6115 to 19 minutes
• 8620 to 24 minutes
• 325 to 29 minutes
• 6630 to 34 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 790

• Male householders: 266 (159 living alone), Female householders: 169 (47 living alone)

• 161 spouses (161 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 163 children (145 natural, 6 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 206 1-person, 3 2-persons, 1 4-persons

62 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (70 men, 2 women).

99.1% of residents of 50478 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NORTH IOWA MIDDLE SCH (108 4TH AVENUE W in THOMPSON, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-950873 172
  Organizations: NORTH IOWA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• THOMPSON CITY OF STP (167 SECOND AVE. in THOMPSON, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF THOMPSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• A & B WELDING (10379 90TH AVE in THOMPSON, IA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; WELDING AND SOLDERING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ARLIN J KIEL (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• DAN'S REPAIR (103 1ST AVE in THOMPSON, IA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  

• HEARTLAND POWER COOPERATIVE (216 JACKSON STREET PO BOX 65 in THOMPSON, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.0%

Population in 1990: 1,178.

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

• This state: 436
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 285
• South: 10
• West: 12

65% of the 50478 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

91% of the 50478 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50478 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Anna	9	85.9 years
John	9	77.1 years
Harry	6	78.2 years
James	5	78.0 years
Mary	5	75.0 years
Harold	4	78.5 years
Ernest	4	75.7 years
Helen	4	90.5 years
Arthur	4	59.8 years
Charles	4	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 50478 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Olson	16	75.9 years
Thorland	8	78.5 years
Bell	7	83.5 years
Larson	7	84.0 years
Johnson	7	82.1 years
Hauan	7	74.9 years
Erickson	6	83.5 years
Anderson	6	86.2 years
Hagenson	6	77.0 years
Florence	5	81.2 years