50554 Zip Code (Laurens, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,680
Zip code population in 2010: 1,625
Zip code population in 2000: 1,931

Houses and condos: 868
Renter-occupied apartments: 181
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50554: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 89.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 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: $1,371 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $883 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 50554:

• High school or higher: 88.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50554:

• Never married: 17.1%
• Now married: 62.0%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 7.4%
• Divorced: 12.3%

• 
• • 1,59094.7%White
  • 663.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 171.0%Two or more races
  • 60.4%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50554, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,846 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,846
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $43,252 (reported on 83.8% of returns)

Here:	$43,252
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1218.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4096.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7041.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9012.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19425.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $977 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$977
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.3% for AGIs below $25k, 26.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 335.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,400 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 275.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,700 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,700
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.3% for AGIs below $25k, 19.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 420.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 345.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,440 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,440
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $25k, 512.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,175 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

50554:	$8,175
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs below $25k, 147.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 572.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 56.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.6%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% 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 50554, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,901 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,901
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $35,216 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,216
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,286 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,286
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,514 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,514
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,962 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,962
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,300 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,300
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,722 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

50554:	$5,722
Iowa:	$11,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,513 (20% of AGI, reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,513
State:	$21,278

Here:	20.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,838 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,838
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,240 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

50554:	$6,240
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,106 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,106
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 73.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50554, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,785 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,785
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $29,776 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,776
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.2% for AGIs below $10k, 62.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,602 (reported on 58.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,602
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,252 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,252
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,469 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,469
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,150 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,150
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -17.4% for AGIs below $10k, 9.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,570 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,570
State:	-$74

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -13.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,448 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

50554:	$3,448
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $14,846 (26% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,846
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.1% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,138 (5% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,138
State:	$3,089

Here:	5.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,921 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

50554:	$3,921
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,429 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,429
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.5%

Here:	83%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 76.4% for AGIs below $10k, 77.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50527, 50546, 50565, 50510, 50515, 50574.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 91
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 656

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 17 (17 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 293 (192 now married, 100 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50554 with a mortgage: 279 (2 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,075
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $415

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

• Zip code 50554 household income distribution in 2022

• 15Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 60$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 56$40,000 to $44,999
• 38$45,000 to $49,999
• 87$50,000 to $59,999
• 87$60,000 to $74,999
• 102$75,000 to $99,999
• 90$100,000 to $124,999
• 60$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50554

• 4Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 34$35,000 to $39,999
• 71$40,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $69,999
• 54$70,000 to $79,999
• 33$80,000 to $89,999
• 19$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$125,000 to $149,999
• 42$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 23$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50554

• 2$150 to $199
• 17$250 to $299
• 13$300 to $349
• 14$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 26$450 to $499
• 18$500 to $549
• 14$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 5$800 to $899
• 27No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $714.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,324
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $74,249

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $87,120 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,632 - $155,153

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $136,351

Here:	$136,351
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,795

Here:	$92,795
State:	$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $224,385

Here:	$224,385
State:	$243,070

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,604

Here:	$67,604
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $11,376

Here:	$11,376
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 799
• One, attached: 8
• 3 or 4: 32
• 5 to 9: 13
• Mobile homes: 11

Unemployment: 6.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50554

• 77.9%629Drove a car alone
• 11.4%92Carpooled
• 1.4%11Bicycle
• 2.6%21Walked
• 0.6%5Other means
• 4.8%39Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50554

• 212Less than 5 minutes
• 1435 to 9 minutes
• 4010 to 14 minutes
• 6115 to 19 minutes
• 4320 to 24 minutes
• 4025 to 29 minutes
• 4630 to 34 minutes
• 635 to 39 minutes
• 6240 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 8860 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,680

• Male householders: 331 (107 living alone), Female householders: 420 (107 living alone)

• 391 spouses (391 opposite-sex spouses), 76 unmarried partners, (76 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 365 children (355 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 21 other relatives, 12 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 30 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 307 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 15 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 213 1-person, 53 2-persons

217 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (22 men, 50 women).

96.0% of residents of 50554 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 41% well, 28% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (18% very well, 82% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PENGO CORPORATION (500 EAST HIGHWAY 10 in LAURENS, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: MINING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT OIL AND GAS FIELD MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES
  Business NAICS classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING.
  

• RECYCLE AEROSOLS INC (152 ELM STREET in LAURENS, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Organizations: LARRY MEFFERD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MICRO SPECIALTIES CO., MICRO SPECIALTIES CO.

• POSITECH WALNUT RUSH LAKE ROAD (WALNUT AND RUSH LAKE ROAD in LAURENS, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1987-0157, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1999-0225,
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, TRACTORS, TRAILERS, AND STACKERS; MACHINE TOOLS, METAL FORMING TYPES; GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; FLUID POWER CYLINDERS AND ACTUATORS; INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
  Organizations: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: POSITECH - WALNUT/RUSH LAKE RD

• BOBALEE HYDRAULICS (137 NORTH EAST STREET in LAURENS, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2002-0252, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: FLUID POWER CYLINDERS AND ACTUATORS
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.; TURBINE AND TURBINE GENERATOR SET UNITS MANUFACTURING.
  

• RATION MAKER PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (112 WALNUT STREET in LAURENS, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  Alternative names: RATION MAKERS PRODUCTS INC

• STEVEN L ROBERTS - OPTOMETRIST (204 S 3RD ST in LAURENS, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: DR. STEVEN L ROBERTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF NORMAN HARTSOCK (119 W OLIVE in LAURENS, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• POSITECH CORP WAREHOUSE - FORMER SITE OF (208 MAIN ST in LAURENS, IA)

  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: FORMER SITE OF POSITECH CORP - WAREHOUSE, POSITECH CORP - WAREHOUSE

• NORTHWEST FARM SUPPLY (RR 2 BOX 207A in LAURENS, IA)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  Alternative names: LAURENS AG CENTER, LAURENS FARM SUPPLY, PURINA - LAURENS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%

Population in 1990: 2,055.

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

• This state: 1,400
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 125
• South: 29
• West: 69

68% of the 50554 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

84% of the 50554 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN HANDLING SYSTEMS INC (191 N RUSH LAKE RD in LAURENS, IA; small business) : $8,885 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  $5,790 with Army for Miscellaneous Machine Tools. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2005-05-25.
  $2,700 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2004-03-03. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
  $395, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-08. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50554 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	16	78.9 years
Helen	16	81.3 years
Anna	15	90.1 years
Mary	15	83.0 years
Robert	14	72.7 years
George	13	78.2 years
Florence	12	84.5 years
William	12	77.2 years
Henry	10	81.0 years
Charles	10	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 50554 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	25	79.9 years
Peterson	19	74.3 years
Anderson	15	80.1 years
Rubel	11	82.6 years
Runneberg	11	79.5 years
Carlson	10	86.0 years
Richardson	10	77.1 years
Larson	10	80.6 years
Olson	8	76.5 years
Olberding	8	71.3 years