51238 Zip Code (Hospers, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,406
Zip code population in 2010: 1,184
Zip code population in 2000: 1,244

Houses and condos: 530
Renter-occupied apartments: 63
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51238: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 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: $1,602 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,825 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 51238:

• High school or higher: 89.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51238:

• Never married: 27.4%
• Now married: 62.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 4.5%

• 
• • 1,18184.1%White
  • 18313.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 191.4%Two or more races
  • 171.2%Black
  • 50.4%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51238, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $82,979 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$82,979
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $56,028 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$56,028
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1185.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4885.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8736.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9578.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19992.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,050 (reported on 59.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,050
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 136.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 375.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,933 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,933
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 277.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,721 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,721
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 677.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,522 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,522
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.7% for AGIs below $25k, 586.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 740.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,017 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

51238:	$8,017
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 226.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 461.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,750 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,750
State:	$33,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2975.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $24,267 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,267
State:	$13,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1820.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,475 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

51238:	$5,475
State:	$7,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 547.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% 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 51238, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $68,928 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,928
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $40,765 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$40,765
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.9% for AGIs below $25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,540 (reported on 52.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,540
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,100 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,933 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,933
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,586 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,586
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,714 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

51238:	$5,714
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $20,456 (16% of AGI, reported on 31.6% of returns)

Here:	$20,456
State:	$21,278

Here:	16.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 30.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $8,794 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

Here:	$8,794
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,568 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

51238:	$6,568
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,650 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,650
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.9%

Here:	79%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51238, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,895 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,895
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $31,071 (reported on 80.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,071
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.8% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,245 (reported on 64.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,245
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,033 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,033
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,463 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,463
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,883 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,883
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$11 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11
State:	-$74

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, -2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,970 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

51238:	$2,970
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $14,994 (24% of AGI, reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,994
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.1% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,200 (8% of AGI, reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,200
State:	$3,089

Here:	8.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,333 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

51238:	$5,333
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,513 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,513
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 86.6%

Here:	87%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 84.0% for AGIs below $10k, 85.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 51022, 51201, 51003, 51231, 51234, 51244.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 24
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 501

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: 292 (168 now married, 124 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51238 with a mortgage: 220 (37 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,138
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $485

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

• Zip code 51238 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 36$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 46$45,000 to $49,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $74,999
• 87$75,000 to $99,999
• 51$100,000 to $124,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51238

• 2Less than $10,000
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 31$70,000 to $79,999
• 18$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 55$125,000 to $149,999
• 95$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 58$200,000 to $249,999
• 11$250,000 to $299,999
• 38$300,000 to $399,999
• 47$400,000 to $499,999
• 32$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51238

• 2$150 to $199
• 8$300 to $349
• 9$400 to $449
• 1$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 11$550 to $599
• 3$650 to $699
• 2$800 to $899
• 1$900 to $999
• 8$1,000 to $1,249
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $625.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,740
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,188

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $172,418 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,056 - $268,350

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $112,835

Here:	$112,835
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,209

Here:	$142,209
State:	$238,767

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,642

Here:	$159,642
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $95,704

Here:	$95,704
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 494
• One, attached: 5
• 3 or 4: 4
• 5 to 9: 9
• 10 to 19: 12
• Mobile homes: 2

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51238

• 77.4%504Drove a car alone
• 8.6%56Carpooled
• 4.1%27Walked
• 1.5%10Other means
• 7.2%47Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51238

• 84Less than 5 minutes
• 835 to 9 minutes
• 15510 to 14 minutes
• 13815 to 19 minutes
• 7720 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 2130 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,406

• Male householders: 272 (53 living alone), Female householders: 252 (91 living alone)

• 321 spouses (321 opposite-sex spouses), 40 unmarried partners, (40 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 510 children (456 natural, 43 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 30 2-persons

449 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (23 men).

88.8% of residents of 51238 zip code speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 35% well, 12% not well, 23% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HOSPERS PACKERLAND PACKING COMPANY (108 1ST AVENUE SOUTH in HOSPERS, IA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0361, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1997-0108,
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS
  Alternative names: HOSPERS PACKING COMPANY, PACKERLAND PACKING CO INC, PACKERLAND PACKING COMPANY, IN

• HOSPERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (201 4TH AVE S in HOSPERS, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-844149 418
  Organizations: MOC-FLOYD VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BRIAN HOFMEYER FEEDLOT (4334 390TH STREET in HOSPERS, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
  Alternative names: CARTER LAKE, CITY OF MS4

• HOSPERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (104 6TH AVENUE NORTH in HOSPERS, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• HOSPERS CITY OF STP (ATTN: MAYOR CITY HALL in HOSPERS, IA)

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

• BROWER CONSTRUCTION PLT #5-FORMER SITE (1 MI S OF HOSPERS IA in HOSPERS, IA)

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

• SIOUXLAND PRESS (207 MAIN ST in HOSPERS, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING.
  

• DEN HARTOG INDUSTRIES INC (4010 HWY 60 BLVD in HOSPERS, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL; FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%

Population in 1990: 1,491.

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

• This state: 1,090
• Northeast: 25
• Midwest: 155
• South: 4
• West: 71

69% of the 51238 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.

98% of the 51238 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 4)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51238 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	19	74.0 years
Henry	9	77.8 years
Margaret	8	80.7 years
Gertrude	7	84.7 years
Peter	7	82.3 years
Gerrit	6	83.9 years
Anna	5	90.2 years
Edward	5	79.7 years
William	5	82.2 years
James	4	76.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 51238 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hulst	7	68.5 years
Klein	6	74.1 years
Hofmeyer	6	80.7 years
Jungers	6	78.8 years
Oldenkamp	6	64.5 years
Roetman	6	82.2 years
Huygens	5	86.8 years
Boone	5	83.4 years
Dykstra	5	86.6 years
Rensink	5	85.2 years