52242 Zip Code (Iowa City, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,155
Zip code population in 2010: 1,592
Zip code population in 2000: 2,691

Houses and condos: 41
Renter-occupied apartments: 41
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52242: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 5,740 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 52242:

• High school or higher: 81.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 9.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 52242:

• Never married: 98.2%
• Now married: 1.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.1%

• 
• • 3,43082.6%White
  • 2636.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1824.4%Asian
  • 1744.2%Two or more races
  • 1032.5%Black

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52242, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $12,149 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$12,149
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $11,844 (reported on 95.7% of returns)

Here:	$11,844
State:	$38,265

Taxable interest for individuals: $33 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$33
Iowa:	$1,768

Taxable dividends: $300 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$300
State:	$2,510

Total tax: $1,543 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

52242:	$1,543
State:	$6,177

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 34.2%

Here:	34%
State:	70%

Nearest zip codes: 52246, 52245, 52240, 52241, 52235, 52317.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,427 (33 now married, 2,401 unmarried)

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

• Zip code 52242 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 22$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$60,000 to $74,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 52242

• 21$500 to $549
• 15$1,000 to $1,249
• 7$1,500 to $1,999

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $273,878.

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $378,648

Here:	$378,648
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $211,240

Here:	$211,240
State:	$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $440,325

Here:	$440,325
State:	$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $297,571

Here:	$297,571
State:	$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $407,973

Here:	$407,973
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $55,992

Here:	$55,992
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• 10 to 19: 18
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 13

Unemployment: 9.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 52242

• 15.1%194Drove a car alone
• 3.9%50Carpooled
• 5.3%68Bus or trolley bus
• 60.8%781Walked
• 1.8%23Other means
• 13.2%170Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 52242

• 120Less than 5 minutes
• 2615 to 9 minutes
• 20310 to 14 minutes
• 31315 to 19 minutes
• 16120 to 24 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 2630 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,155

• Male householders: 15 (0 living alone), Female householders: 27 (0 living alone)

• 26 spouses (26 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,073 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 35 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 7 2-persons

91.1% of residents of 52242 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% very well, 4% not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

There are 437 Internal Medicine Specialists 176 Pediatrics 160 Psychiatry & Neurology Specialists 155 Anesthesiologists 155 Dentists 137 Nurse Practitioners 96 Radiologists 88 Surgeons 84 Family Medicine Specialists 82 Pathologists 75 Physician Assistants 731 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 52242.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (4 JESSUP HALL in IOWA CITY, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0114, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0114, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: BUSINESS SERVICES
  

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PHYSICAL PLT (119 W BURLINGTON in IOWA CITY, IA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0135, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Alternative names: IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL PLANT

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA-HOSP/CAMPUS/POWER PLT (100 FACILITIES SERVICE BUILDING in IOWA CITY, IA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS; COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  Organizations: IBP, INC. D/B/A TAMA MEAT PACK (CONTACT/OWNER) , THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA-FACILIT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (COOLING TO, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COOLING TOW, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA-HOSPITAL & CAMPUS, UNIV. OF IOWA IOWA CITY IA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PHYSICAL PLANT, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (POWER PLAN, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA POWER PLANT

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (120 JESSUP HALL in IOWA CITY, IA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1996-0111, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH PROTECTION (122 GRAND AVENUE COURT in IOWA CITY, IA)

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: STATE OF IOWA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MAIN CAMPUS-HEALTH PROTECTION

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (WATER TREA (208 WEST BURLINGTON STREET in IOWA CITY, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Organizations: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA - WATER PLA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA WATER PLANT, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA WATER TREAT, UNIVERSITY WATER SYSTEM

• ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC (2501 CROSSPARK RD STE C150 in IOWA CITY, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: STATE BOARD OF REGENTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ENZYMED DIVISION OF ALBANY MOLECULAR RES

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA GROUNDWATER (210 UNIVERSITY SERVICES BUILDING in IOWA CITY, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MS4 (UNIVERSITY OF IOWA in IOWA CITY, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: LAGRANGE, CITY OF (WTP)

• ACCEL CATALYSIS INC (TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER in IOWA CITY, IA)

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

• ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH INC-ENZYMED (DIV - 2501/2660 CROSSPARK RD in IOWA CITY, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  

• UNIV OF IOWA MAIN PWR PLANT (207 BURLINGTON ST W in IOWA CITY, IA)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MAIN POWER PLANT/MAIN CAMPUS & HOSPITALS

• UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (GILMORE HALL, RM 2B in IOWA CITY, IA)

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

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.0%

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

• This state: 1,942
• Northeast: 84
• Midwest: 1,603
• South: 182
• West: 187

16% of the 52242 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

70% of the 52242 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different state.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (IOWA CITY, IA):

• THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (B5 JESSUP HALL)
  22000 employees, $1300000000 revenue. Educational Institution, Nonprofit Organization: $59,740,717 in 373 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D), Biomedical -- Basic Research (R&D), Biomedical -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Defense Tank - Automotive -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and more by NASA, National Institutes of Health, Army, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $9,543,892; 2001: $4,679,305; 2002: $8,278,147; 2003: $12,423,987; 2004: $8,709,932; 2005: $10,210,786; 2006: $4,001,106.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $3,858,530 with NASA for Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-09-21. Completion date: 2004-01-14.
  $2,763,000 with National Institutes of Health for Biomedical -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  $2,085,092 with National Institutes of Health for Biomedical -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
  $1,891,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  

• STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (2 GILMORE HALL) : $24,123,330 in 30 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis Services, Scientific Data Studies, Health Services -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Medical -- Basic Research (R&D), and more by National Institutes of Health, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Army, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $115,821; 2001: $662,000; 2002: $3,425,256; 2003: $7,403,299; 2004: $0; 2005: $1,188,397; 2006: $11,328,557.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $11,325,924 with National Institutes of Health for Operations Research and Quantitative Analysis Services. Signed on 2006-06-14. Completion date: 2010-07-31.
  $3,451,770, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2010-07-15.
  $3,007,529, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2010-07-15.
  $2,950,000 with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for Scientific Data Studies. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2005-07-15.
  

• THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (4 JESSUP HALL) : $1,101,782 in 26 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Other Environmental Protection -- Basic Research (R&D), Educational Services, Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees, Mental Health -- Basic Research (R&D), and more by Army, Air Force, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $331,722; 2002: $333,271; 2003: $106,332; 2004: $139,099; 2005: $188,146; 2006: $3,212.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $258,273 with Army for Other Environmental Protection -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-08-16. Completion date: 2002-08-11.
  $116,797 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $99,491 with Army for Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees. Signed on 2004-03-16. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $97,733, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-14. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  

• STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUND (1 W PARK RD) : $197,234 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  $99,997 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2000-02-28. Completion date: 2001-02-23.
  $97,237 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2006-02-21. Completion date: 2006-09-29.
  

• CENTRAL MICROSCOPY RESEARCH (85 ECKSTEIN MEDICAL RESEAR)

  $30,000 with Army for Other Professional Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-04-22. Completion date: 2005-05-10.

• DEVILLE, CRAIG (332 LINDQUIST CENTER; small business)

  $4,012 with Army for Lectures For Training. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2002-06-27. Completion date: 2002-07-15.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Grantmaking Foundations (100-249: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (20-49: 1)
• Information: Book Publishers (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Sports and Recreation Instruction (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Professional Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (1-4: 4)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00 , 0023.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0021.00 , 0023.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of fires - 22 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.3%), and Outside Fires (43.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 52242
• 5444.3%Structure Fires
• 5343.4%Outside Fires
• 129.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 32.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 52242, Iowa

Businesses in zip code 52242

• FedEx: 3
• Nike: 1
• UPS: 3