50479 Zip Code (Thornton, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 738
Zip code population in 2010: 684
Zip code population in 2000: 708

Houses and condos: 318
Renter-occupied apartments: 65
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50479: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 58.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 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: $1,235 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,600 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 50479:

• High school or higher: 97.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50479:

• Never married: 20.2%
• Now married: 69.9%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 5.1%

• 
• • 69494.0%White
  • 304.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 121.6%Two or more races
  • 20.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50479, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,662 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,662
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $52,580 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

Here:	$52,580
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1460.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3392.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7067.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8113.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16416.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $746 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$746
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,267 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,267
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 153.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,900 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,900
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 560.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,300 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,300
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 847.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,900 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

50479:	$10,900
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 622.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.9%

Here:	97%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% 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 50479, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,897 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,897
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $37,919 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,919
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $840 (reported on 45.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$840
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,517 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,517
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,850 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,850
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$1,780 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,780
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,775 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

50479:	$6,775
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $18,862 (23% of AGI, reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$18,862
State:	$21,278

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,250 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,250
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,588 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

50479:	$4,588
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $1,860 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,860
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.8%

Here:	79%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% 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 2004 tax year for zip code 50479, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,006 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,006
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $33,694 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,694
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.0% for AGIs below $10k, 53.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,220 (reported on 52.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,220
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,160 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,160
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,206 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,206
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,756 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,756
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,324 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,324
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $13,485 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,485
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.7% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,927 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,927
State:	$3,089

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,996 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

50479:	$3,996
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.3%

Here:	82%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $10k, 77.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50457, 50477, 50420, 50452, 50449, 50482.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 300

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (1 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 141 (107 now married, 34 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50479 with a mortgage: 143 (23 second mortgage, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $952
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $520

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

• Zip code 50479 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 26$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 57$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $74,999
• 59$75,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50479

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 41$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 23$300,000 to $399,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50479

• 12$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 13$450 to $499
• 1$500 to $549
• 13$650 to $699
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $639.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,169

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $117,446 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,636 - $202,355

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $200,945

Here:	$200,945
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $79,164

Here:	$79,164
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 287
• 3 or 4: 17
• 5 to 9: 8
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 1.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50479

• 78.2%273Drove a car alone
• 12.9%45Carpooled
• 3.2%11Walked
• 0.3%1Other means
• 3.4%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50479

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 205 to 9 minutes
• 4510 to 14 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 11820 to 24 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 738

• Male householders: 158 (51 living alone), Female householders: 151 (28 living alone)

• 175 spouses (175 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 228 children (202 natural, 1 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 17 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 17 2-persons

152 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (42 men, 28 women).

98.3% of residents of 50479 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• THORNTON CITY OF STP (1/2 MILE EAST OF TOWN ON 120TH in THORNTON, IA)

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

• NORTH IOWA COOPERATIVE (105 SOUTH 1ST STREET in THORNTON, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: NORTH IOWA CO-OPERATIVE, THORNTON F.COOP.

• AGVANTAGE FS INC - THORNTON PLANT (206 ASH STREET in THORNTON, IA)

  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STORE RETAILERS (EXCEPT TOBACCO STORES).
  Alternative names: NORTH CENTRAL FS INC, NORTH CENTRAL FS INCORPORATED THORNTON PLANT

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 905.

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

• This state: 599
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 99
• South: 11
• West: 18

76% of the 50479 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

96% of the 50479 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% 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): 1
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50479 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	75.1 years
Anna	6	89.3 years
Mary	5	78.8 years
Henry	5	78.2 years
Helen	5	79.8 years
Ruth	4	80.0 years
William	4	83.0 years
Grace	4	93.7 years
Dale	3	76.0 years
Mildred	3	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50479 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Floy	16	73.4 years
Thada	7	78.3 years
Long	6	86.7 years
Miller	6	77.0 years
Wonsmos	6	77.3 years
Jacobsen	5	78.6 years
Christensen	5	78.4 years
Dorenkamp	4	82.8 years
Juhl	4	74.7 years
Ingebretson	4	90.5 years