50598 Zip Code (Whittemore, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 891
Zip code population in 2010: 912
Zip code population in 2000: 979

Houses and condos: 455
Renter-occupied apartments: 43
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50598: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 68.1 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: $1,283 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,187 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 50598:

• High school or higher: 94.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50598:

• Never married: 20.6%
• Now married: 57.1%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 13.3%
• Divorced: 7.9%

• 
• • 86497.0%White
  • 252.8%Two or more races
  • 20.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50598, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,428 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,428
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $45,966 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,966
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1500.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4581.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8512.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13155.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20843.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $550 (reported on 55.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$550
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 186.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,600 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 182.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 205.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,738 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,738
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 275.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 610.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,700 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,700
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 536.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 495.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,140 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,140
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 75.0%

Here:	75%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50598, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,104 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,104
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $35,692 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,692
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $25k, 76.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $648 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$648
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,120 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,120
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,512 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,512
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,780 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,780
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,467 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

50598:	$5,467
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $18,567 (20% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,567
State:	$21,278

Here:	19.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,271 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,271
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $5,311 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

50598:	$5,311
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 82.6%

Here:	83%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 76.5% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50598, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,746 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,746
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $27,269 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,269
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.9% for AGIs below $10k, 60.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,376 (reported on 57.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,376
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $667 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$667
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$758 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$758
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,169 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,169
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,375 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

50598:	$2,375
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $14,488 (32% of AGI, reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,488
State:	$16,976

Here:	32.4% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,731 (6% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,731
State:	$3,089

Here:	6.1% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,892 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

50598:	$2,892
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,653 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,653
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 83.6%

Here:	84%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 73.9% for AGIs below $10k, 83.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50597, 50528, 50559, 50539, 50570, 50511.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 394

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 176 (92 now married, 83 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50598 with a mortgage: 174 (16 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,099
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $456

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

• Zip code 50598 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 29$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 68$60,000 to $74,999
• 73$75,000 to $99,999
• 65$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50598

• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 53$60,000 to $69,999
• 24$70,000 to $79,999
• 24$80,000 to $89,999
• 20$90,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50598

• 33$400 to $449
• 3$500 to $549
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $593.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,335

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,230 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,555 - $168,593

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $173,644

Here:	$173,644
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $294,246

Here:	$294,246
State:	$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $189,119

Here:	$189,119
State:	$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,281

Here:	$247,281
State:	$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $196,491

Here:	$196,491
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $52,605

Here:	$52,605
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 403
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 7
• 5 to 9: 26

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50598

• 80.2%401Drove a car alone
• 10.4%52Carpooled
• 3.0%15Walked
• 5.0%25Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50598

• 34Less than 5 minutes
• 255 to 9 minutes
• 12010 to 14 minutes
• 15615 to 19 minutes
• 8120 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 2030 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 891

• Male householders: 209 (81 living alone), Female householders: 186 (63 living alone)

• 191 spouses (191 opposite-sex spouses), 20 unmarried partners, (20 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 271 children (254 natural, 2 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 144 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 9 2-persons

168 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (15 men, 22 women).

97.8% of residents of 50598 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• A.I. PROCESSORS (515 BROAD STREET in WHITTEMORE, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  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: AI PROCESSORS

• ST MICHAELS GRADE SCHOOL (701 3RD ST in WHITTEMORE, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: X (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• STEIER AG AVIATION INC (104 200TH ST in WHITTEMORE, 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: SOIL PREPARATION, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATING.
  Organizations: ELMER STEIER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• BLACKTOP SERVICE COMPANY (213 210TH STREEET in WHITTEMORE, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%

Population in 1990: 1,252.

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

• This state: 747
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 80
• South: 21
• West: 21

72% of the 50598 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

94% of the 50598 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50598 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	14	80.1 years
William	11	77.3 years
Frank	8	81.7 years
George	8	82.6 years
Joseph	7	81.6 years
Esther	7	85.6 years
Mary	7	86.7 years
Herman	6	84.5 years
Helen	6	82.5 years
Harold	6	72.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 50598 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Elbert	24	74.4 years
Meyer	19	82.1 years
Kollasch	14	85.2 years
Ostwald	9	81.6 years
Struecker	6	81.7 years
Gade	6	80.0 years
Kenne	5	82.2 years
Greinert	5	83.3 years
Bell	5	79.6 years
Zumach	5	82.4 years

Businesses in zip code 50598

• Chevrolet: 1