50851 Zip Code (Lenox, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,246
Zip code population in 2010: 2,087
Zip code population in 2000: 2,289

Houses and condos: 1,001
Renter-occupied apartments: 161
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50851: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 128.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 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: $1,870 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,382 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 50851:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50851:

• Never married: 25.1%
• Now married: 59.7%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 6.6%
• Divorced: 7.8%

• 
• • 1,65873.9%White
  • 47121.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 813.6%Two or more races
  • 351.6%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50851, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,900 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,900
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $43,532 (reported on 80.9% of returns)

Here:	$43,532
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1388.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3613.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7207.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10456.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20524.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,120 (reported on 39.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,120
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 41.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 103.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 142.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 374.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,567 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,567
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 12.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 226.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 610.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,438 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,438
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.2% for AGIs below $25k, 38.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 257.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 250.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3680.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,285 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$12,285
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.4% for AGIs below $25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 451.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1976.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,109 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

50851:	$10,109
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.4% for AGIs below $25k, 456.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1046.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,400 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$31,400
State:	$33,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 299.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $6,500 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

50851:	$6,500
State:	$7,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,433 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,433
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.8%

Here:	98%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 96.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50851, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,048 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,048
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $36,033 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$36,033
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,255 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,255
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,233 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,233
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$26,871 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$26,871
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 20.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,538 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,538
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,690 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

50851:	$5,690
Iowa:	$11,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,132 (16% of AGI, reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,132
State:	$21,278

Here:	15.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,479 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,479
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,905 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

50851:	$8,905
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,141 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,141
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 79.3%

Here:	79%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50851, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,268 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,268
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $27,697 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,697
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 220.6% for AGIs below $10k, 71.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,676 (reported on 48.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,676
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,547 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,547
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,049 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,049
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,297 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,297
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -14.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,481 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,481
State:	-$74

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -89.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,439 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

50851:	$3,439
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $15,869 (24% of AGI, reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$15,869
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,364 (3% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,364
State:	$3,089

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,569 (reported on 71.5% of returns)

50851:	$4,569
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,735 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,735
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.8%

Here:	80%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50840, 50842, 50862, 50859, 50845, 50801.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 62
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 812

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (14 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 387 (226 now married, 160 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50851 with a mortgage: 399 (38 second mortgage, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,181
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $488

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

• Zip code 50851 household income distribution in 2022

• 25Less than $10,000
• 31$10,000 to $14,999
• 31$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 30$25,000 to $29,999
• 78$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 63$40,000 to $44,999
• 45$45,000 to $49,999
• 70$50,000 to $59,999
• 97$60,000 to $74,999
• 116$75,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 104$150,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50851

• 9Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 36$40,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 24$60,000 to $69,999
• 27$70,000 to $79,999
• 44$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 152$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 68$150,000 to $174,999
• 35$175,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$250,000 to $299,999
• 36$300,000 to $399,999
• 27$400,000 to $499,999
• 31$500,000 to $749,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50851

• 8$100 to $149
• 7$250 to $299
• 2$300 to $349
• 16$350 to $399
• 12$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 25$500 to $549
• 32$550 to $599
• 5$600 to $649
• 2$700 to $749
• 7$750 to $799
• 2$900 to $999
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 8$3,000 to $3,499
• 20No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $689.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $210,359.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,991
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $314,424
• Asian householders: $125,769
• Some other race householders: $120,053
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $71,574

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $121,196 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,869 - $202,246

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $140,779

Here:	$140,779
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $550,057

Here:	$550,057
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 816
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 4
• 3 or 4: 48
• 5 to 9: 22
• 10 to 19: 4
• 20 to 49: 37
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 18

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50851

• 74.6%878Drove a car alone
• 16.1%189Carpooled
• 1.6%19Bus or trolley bus
• 4.1%48Walked
• 2.3%27Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50851

• 234Less than 5 minutes
• 2965 to 9 minutes
• 11910 to 14 minutes
• 18615 to 19 minutes
• 6520 to 24 minutes
• 7025 to 29 minutes
• 8230 to 34 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 4045 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,246

• Male householders: 449 (66 living alone), Female householders: 425 (124 living alone)

• 489 spouses (489 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (27 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 679 children (598 natural, 17 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 37 other relatives, 77 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 29 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 337 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 189 1-person, 24 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 3 5-persons

466 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (42 men, 31 women).

82.3% of residents of 50851 zip code speak English at home.
17.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 14% well, 5% not well, 43% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PRECISION IDLER COMPANY (700 SOUTH WALNUT STREET in LENOX, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1998-0137, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL; CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT
  Organizations: PRECISION INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: PRECISION INC-IDLER DIVISION

• TAYGOLD COOPERATIVE LENOX IOWA (701 EAST VAN BUREN in LENOX, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: AGRO DISTRIBUTION, L.L.C. - LENOX IA, TERRA INTERNATIONAL INC, TERRA INTERNATIONAL INC-LENOX

• DALTON AG PRODUCTS INC (602 E VAN BUREN ST in LENOX, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
  

• SHERIDAN EGG COMPANY INCORPORATED (104 WEST OHIO in LENOX, IA)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: FOOD PREPARATIONS
  

• PRECISION IDLER INC. (700 S. WALNUT ST. in LENOX, IA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.5%

Population in 1990: 1,973. Population change in the 1990s: +316 (+16.0%).

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

• This state: 1,489
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 328
• South: 100
• West: 49

65% of the 50851 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

96% of the 50851 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, 64% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% 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): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• LINCOLNS LAWN CARE INC (109 E TEMPLE ST in LENOX, IA; small business)

  $2,110 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2006-03-03. Completion date: 2007-03-31.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 21 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.6%), and Structure Fires (37.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50851
• 5844.6%Outside Fires
• 4937.7%Structure Fires
• 2116.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 50851, Iowa

Most common first names in zip code 50851 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	23	83.2 years
John	18	77.2 years
Ruth	13	90.1 years
Helen	13	81.7 years
George	13	81.3 years
William	13	77.4 years
Kenneth	11	76.7 years
Harry	10	79.5 years
James	10	78.2 years
Martha	9	83.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 50851 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	22	79.2 years
Wurster	19	83.0 years
Walter	17	81.9 years
Brown	16	82.5 years
Smith	13	83.0 years
Beck	11	88.1 years
Wilson	9	84.2 years
Bennett	9	78.8 years
Riley	9	82.0 years
Rogers	8	77.0 years

Businesses in zip code 50851

• U.S. Cellular: 1