52215 Zip Code (Chelsea, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 989
Zip code population in 2010: 843
Zip code population in 2000: 883

Houses and condos: 417
Renter-occupied apartments: 35
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52215: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 86.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $3,115 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,719 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 52215:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 52215:

• Never married: 26.6%
• Now married: 60.2%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 84485.3%White
  • 12312.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 212.1%Two or more races
  • 10.1%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 52215, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,985 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,985
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $49,061 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

Here:	$49,061
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1305.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4290.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8763.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9920.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25640.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,133 (reported on 46.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,133
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 186.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,233 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,233
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.5% for AGIs below $25k, 160.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,817 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,817
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 536.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,383 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,383
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.2% for AGIs below $25k, 593.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,350 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

52215:	$10,350
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 517.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,525 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,525
State:	$33,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3936.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 52215, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,995 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,995
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $40,210 (reported on 81.6% of returns)

Here:	$40,210
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.8% for AGIs below $25k, 77.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,476 (reported on 44.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,476
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $833 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,457 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,457
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$3,700 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,700
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,033 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

52215:	$8,033
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $15,856 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,856
State:	$21,278

Here:	25.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $1,340 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,340
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $5,178 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

52215:	$5,178
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,380 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,380
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 86.8%

Here:	87%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52215, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,972 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,972
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $33,043 (reported on 81.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,043
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,378 (reported on 55.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,378
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $701 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$701
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,430 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,430
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,556 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

52215:	$2,556
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $13,045 (23% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,045
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $945 (1% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$945
State:	$3,089

Here:	1.5% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,538 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

52215:	$3,538
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,242 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,242
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 89.5%

Here:	89%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 86.6% for AGIs below $10k, 88.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 52348, 52225, 52232, 52208, 52211, 52217.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 47
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 344

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (73 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 128 (60 now married, 68 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 52215 with a mortgage: 199 (1 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,537
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $493

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

• Zip code 52215 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $74,999
• 30$75,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 73$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 52215

• 2Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 to $249,999
• 78$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 28$500,000 to $749,999
• 15$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 52215

• 24$200 to $249
• 2$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 6No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $473.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,123,369.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,065

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,237 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,377 - $304,297

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $234,671

Here:	$234,671
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 415

Unemployment: 1.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 52215

• 73.1%366Drove a car alone
• 11.4%57Carpooled
• 2.8%14Other means
• 12.4%62Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 52215

• 2Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 5215 to 19 minutes
• 9220 to 24 minutes
• 1225 to 29 minutes
• 5130 to 34 minutes
• 4335 to 39 minutes
• 5840 to 44 minutes
• 7945 to 59 minutes
• 3360 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 989

• Male householders: 195 (82 living alone), Female householders: 199 (35 living alone)

• 207 spouses (207 opposite-sex spouses), 29 unmarried partners, (29 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 337 children (330 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 10 non-relatives

Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 2 2-persons

262 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (22 men, 40 women).

87.3% of residents of 52215 zip code speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% very well, 4% well, 21% not well, 38% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHELSEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (500 OLIVE STREET in CHELSEA, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-866098 409
  Organizations: SOUTH TAMA COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CHELSEA CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in CHELSEA, IA)

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

• AT&T-MICROWAVE TOWER SITE (NE CORNER OF HWY V-18 & S AVE in CHELSEA, IA)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.8%

Population in 1990: 906.

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

• This state: 826
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 24
• South: 28
• West: 30

66% of the 52215 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

91% of the 52215 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, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 52215 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	15	80.9 years
William	13	76.0 years
Frank	13	78.4 years
Charles	11	81.5 years
John	10	78.4 years
Emma	9	84.5 years
Mary	9	84.9 years
Edward	8	79.5 years
Agnes	7	89.4 years
George	7	80.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 52215 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Behounek	13	82.2 years
Musel	9	79.4 years
Zeman	8	78.2 years
Johnston	7	82.5 years
Novak	7	81.3 years
Benda	7	85.7 years
Fetter	6	74.4 years
Upah	6	80.5 years
Kasal	6	74.0 years
Smith	5	78.8 years