50603 Zip Code (Alta Vista, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 343
Zip code population in 2010: 625
Zip code population in 2000: 594

Houses and condos: 172
Renter-occupied apartments: 18
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50603: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 47.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $1,027 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 50603:

• High school or higher: 82.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 6.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50603:

• Never married: 34.7%
• Now married: 48.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 11.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50603, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,267 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,267
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $37,924 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,924
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1606.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4276.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15240.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $777 (reported on 48.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$777
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.0% for AGIs below $25k, 34.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 160.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,243 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,243
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 280.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,000 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,000
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,900 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,900
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 262.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1028.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.6%

Here:	93%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% 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 50603, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,336 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,336
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $30,729 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,729
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 102.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,783 (reported on 42.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,783
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,386 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,386
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,300 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,300
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$3,775 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,775
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,100 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

50603:	$3,100
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $17,225 (18% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,225
State:	$21,278

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,967 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,967
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,680 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

50603:	$4,680
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,080 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,080
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.6%

Here:	79%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50603, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,831 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,831
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $26,386 (reported on 74.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,386
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,058 (reported on 60.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,058
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $605 (reported on 31.8% of returns)

Here:	$605
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,131 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,131
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,977 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,977
State:	+$8,574

IRA payment deduction: $3,652 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

50603:	$3,652
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $10,500 (29% of AGI, reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$10,500
State:	$16,976

Here:	28.8% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,350 (3% of AGI, reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,350
State:	$3,089

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

Total tax: $2,798 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

50603:	$2,798
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,733
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 91.8%

Here:	92%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 92.6% for AGIs below $10k, 95.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 50628, 50620, 50659, 50645, 50466, 50616.
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: 163

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (35 now married, 42 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50603 with a mortgage: 58 (1 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $869
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $588

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

• Zip code 50603 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $74,999
• 25$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50603

• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 24$90,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50603

• 3$250 to $299
• 5$350 to $399
• 3$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 1$550 to $599
• 1$800 to $899

Median gross rent in 2022: $520.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,156

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,372 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,176 - $134,065

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $105,380

Here:	$105,380
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $911,257

Here:	$911,257
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 156
• One, attached: 1
• 3 or 4: 10
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 6.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50603

• 76.6%168Drove a car alone
• 5.0%11Carpooled
• 0.5%1Walked
• 2.7%6Other means
• 14.1%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50603

• 325 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 3615 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 1130 to 34 minutes
• 635 to 39 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 343

• Male householders: 103 (33 living alone), Female householders: 63 (21 living alone)

• 71 spouses (71 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 81 children (74 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 17 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 5 2-persons

24 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (8 women).

100.3% of residents of 50603 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALTA VISTA CITY OF SEWER TREATMENT PLANT (203 SOUTH WHITE AVENUE in ALTA VISTA, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF ALTA VISTA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ALTA VISTA CITY OF STP, ALTA VISTA WATER DEPARTMENT

• BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DEERFIELD QUARRY (1291 CHEYENNE AVENUE in ALTA VISTA, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Organizations: BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ALTA VISTA FD & GRN. (109 EAST WEBER STREET in ALTA VISTA, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: HOWARD COUNTY EQUITY CO-OP ASSOCIATION ALTA VISTA, HOWARD COUNTY EQUITY COOP

• ALTA VISTA ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT (203 SOUTH WHITE AVENUE in ALTA VISTA, IA)

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

• DOME PIPELINE CORPORATION (1878 140TH STREET in ALTA VISTA, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%

Population in 1990: 1,356.

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

• This state: 317
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 7
• West: 12

70% of the 50603 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

97% of the 50603 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% 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:

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50603 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	7	82.0 years
Mary	6	82.7 years
Edward	5	69.8 years
Henry	5	83.8 years
Walter	5	68.8 years
Charles	4	74.3 years
John	4	86.0 years
Leo	4	80.0 years
Louis	4	63.0 years
Rose	4	85.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 50603 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Joachim	7	71.7 years
Hentges	7	79.4 years
Kobliska	7	76.4 years
Mahoney	6	73.2 years
Webb	6	78.8 years
Recker	6	77.5 years
Phippen	5	70.8 years
Erion	5	79.2 years
Gebel	5	79.4 years
Galing	4	74.5 years