51520 Zip Code (Arion, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 218
Zip code population in 2010: 233
Zip code population in 2000: 299

Houses and condos: 88
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51520: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 18.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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: $1,103 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,158 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 51520:

• High school or higher: 85.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51520:

• Never married: 17.2%
• Now married: 71.1%
• Separated: 5.2%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 6.5%

• 
• • 19388.5%White
  • 177.8%Black
  • 52.3%Two or more races
  • 31.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51520, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,204 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,204
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $25,642 (reported on 87.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,642
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.9% for AGIs below $10k, 83.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $194 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$194
Iowa:	$1,768

Net capital gain/loss: +$929 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$929
State:	+$6,139

Total tax: $2,594 (reported on 68.8% of returns)

51520:	$2,594
State:	$6,177

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.6%

Here:	80%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $10k, 78.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 51528, 51442, 51439, 51527, 51530, 51441.
Arion Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 12
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 71

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (2 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51520 with a mortgage: 14
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $813
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $733

• Zip code 51520 household income distribution in 2022

• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51520

• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 36$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51520

• 1$300 to $349
• 2$550 to $599
• 4$650 to $699

Median gross rent in 2022: $731.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $47,981

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $178,082

Here:	$178,082
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $17,296

Here:	$17,296
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 79
• 3 or 4: 4
• Mobile homes: 3

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51520

• 67.9%27Drove a car alone
• 22.6%9Carpooled
• 5.0%2Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51520

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 45 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 1020 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 218

• Male householders: 23 (5 living alone), Female householders: 62 (1 living alone)

• 52 spouses (52 opposite-sex spouses), 24 unmarried partners, (24 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 60 children (60 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 6 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 9 2-persons

3 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (5 men, 43 women).

99.5% of residents of 51520 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOYER VALLEY CO INC (2680 Q AVENUE in ARION, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS; ANIMAL AND MARINE FATS AND OILS
  Organizations: BOYER VALLEY CO./AMERICAN PROT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AMERICAN PROTEIN CORP - 2248 LINCOLN WAY (2248 LINCOLN WAY in ARION, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Alternative names: AMERICAN PROTEIN CORPORATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.7%

Population in 1990: 194. Population change in the 1990s: +105 (+54.1%).

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

• This state: 199
• Midwest: 16

57% of the 51520 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

92% of the 51520 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% 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:

Most common first names in zip code 51520 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	4	72.0 years
Bertha	3	80.7 years
Fred	3	82.0 years
Anna	3	78.7 years
Clarence	3	63.0 years
William	3	80.7 years
Henry	2	71.0 years
Irene	2	77.5 years
Jay	2	69.9 years
Walter	2	64.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 51520 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kepford	4	82.5 years
Brink	4	73.5 years
Langholz	3	77.6 years
Wendt	3	71.0 years
Beam	3	65.4 years
Malone	3	77.6 years
Jors	3	63.3 years
Adams	2	72.1 years
Russman	2	70.0 years
Ballantine	2	85.0 years