52231 Zip Code (Harper, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 440
Zip code population in 2010: 328
Zip code population in 2000: 373

Houses and condos: 158
Renter-occupied apartments: 16
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52231: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 32.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 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: $1,731 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,624 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 52231:

• High school or higher: 96.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 52231:

• Never married: 24.6%
• Now married: 64.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 5.6%

• 
• • 43198.0%White
  • 61.4%Two or more races
  • 10.2%Black
  • 10.2%American Indian
  • 10.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 52231, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,840 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,840
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $43,308 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,308
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1246.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16025.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $714 (reported on 46.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$714
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 135.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,933 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,933
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,467 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,467
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.7%

Here:	87%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 52231, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,661 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,661
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $37,614 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,614
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,140 (reported on 55.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,140
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,125 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,125
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$933 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

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

Profit/loss from business: +$650 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$650
State:	+$10,509

Total itemized deductions: $12,467 (14% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,467
State:	$21,278

Here:	14.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $5,500 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

52231:	$5,500
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.2%

Here:	72%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52231, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,161 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,161
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $30,801 (reported on 78.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,801
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 675.0% for AGIs below $10k, 66.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,808 (reported on 59.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,808
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,158 (reported on 32.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,158
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,196 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,196
State:	+$6,139

Total itemized deductions: $12,464 (22% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$12,464
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,000 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,613 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

52231:	$3,613
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,188 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,188
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.1%

Here:	85%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 82.1% for AGIs below $10k, 88.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 52335, 52248, 52591, 52576, 52355, 52585.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 151

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 1 (0 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 44 (28 now married, 16 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 52231 with a mortgage: 65 (11 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,584
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $571

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

• Zip code 52231 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $74,999
• 19$75,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 52231

• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 50$300,000 to $399,999
• 14$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 52231

• 16$400 to $449
• 1$500 to $549
• 1$1,500 to $1,999

Median gross rent in 2022: $713.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,535

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $220,318 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,395 - $373,133

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $236,016

Here:	$236,016
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 157

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 52231

• 74.5%95Drove a car alone
• 5.5%7Carpooled
• 8.6%11Walked
• 9.4%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 52231

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 85 to 9 minutes
• 810 to 14 minutes
• 4215 to 19 minutes
• 1220 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 440

• Male householders: 113 (37 living alone), Female householders: 48 (3 living alone)

• 101 spouses (100 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (6 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 163 children (159 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 7 2-persons

130 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (15 women).

98.8% of residents of 52231 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMER-STA 109 (20743 285TH AVENUE in HARPER, IA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1987-0005, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
  Alternative names: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AM #109

• NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. OF AMERICA - STATION 109 (RFD #1 in HARPER, IA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  

Population in 1990: 324. Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+15.1%).

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

• This state: 310
• Midwest: 67
• South: 9
• West: 50

73% of the 52231 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

79% of the 52231 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% 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:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Livestock Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 52231 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	4	78.0 years
William	4	79.5 years
Clara	3	91.3 years
Margaret	3	83.9 years
Helen	3	83.6 years
George	3	77.7 years
Marie	3	74.0 years
Francis	2	66.0 years
Earl	2	81.5 years
Cletus	2	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 52231 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Weber	8	70.2 years
Redlinger	7	87.3 years
Striegel	5	91.2 years
Merz	4	81.4 years
Besser	4	79.2 years
Jaeger	4	80.2 years
Sondag	3	96.0 years
Smith	3	80.7 years
Beinhart	3	73.0 years
Haupert	3	81.0 years