51459 Zip Code (Ralston, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 65
Zip code population in 2010: 75
Zip code population in 2000: 18

Houses and condos: 31
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51459: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 124 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: $391 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 51459:

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 8.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51459:

• Never married: 36.8%
• Now married: 29.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 26.4%

• 
• • 5990.8%White
  • 34.6%Two or more races
  • 34.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51459, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,676 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,676
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $22,472 (reported on 97.3% of returns)

Here:	$22,472
State:	$38,265

Total tax: $2,000 (reported on 54.1% of returns)

51459:	$2,000
State:	$6,177

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.3%

Here:	70%
State:	70%

Nearest zip codes: 51443, 51462, 51451, 50050, 50058, 51440.
Ralston Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 21

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (0 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (6 now married, 6 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51459 with a mortgage: 13 (3 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $867
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $379

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

• Zip code 51459 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51459

• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51459

• 3$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499

Median gross rent in 2022: $707.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,388

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $83,584 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,477 - $94,731

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $175,330

Here:	$175,330
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30

Unemployment: 8.3%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51459

• 115 to 9 minutes
• 310 to 14 minutes
• 1115 to 19 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 65

• Male householders: 6 (4 living alone), Female householders: 23 (1 living alone)

• 9 spouses (9 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16 children (16 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

Size of family households: 11 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 1 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 3 2-persons

3 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (11 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE (504 1ST STREET in RALSTON, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0132, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS
  Alternative names: WEST CENTRAL COOP SOY CENTER

• WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE (406 1ST STREET in RALSTON, IA)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
  Alternative names: WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE-LAND, WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE RALSTON, WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE RALSTON FACILITY

• WEST CHEMICAL COOP (BOX 68 in RALSTON, IA)

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

Population in 1990: 231.

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

• This state: 49
• Midwest: 11
• West: 4

78% of the 51459 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.

78% of the 51459 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% 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):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE (406 1ST ST in RALSTON, IA)
  245 employees, $219054588 revenue: $2,178,000 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2002

  $1,109,000 with Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code) for Food, Oils and Fats. Signed on 2002-01-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  $708,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
  $361,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-15. Completion date: 2002-01-15.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common last names in zip code 51459 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Petersen	3	76.7 years
White	3	68.4 years
Kinnan	2	83.0 years
Dobson	2	88.0 years
Johnston	2	85.9 years
Gregory	2	88.0 years
Mcdonald	2	65.0 years
Miller	2	87.5 years
Patrick	2	76.5 years
Slater	2	81.0 years