50254 Zip Code (Thayer, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 289
Zip code population in 2010: 282
Zip code population in 2000: 393

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50254: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 43.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $1,934 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,411 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 50254:

• High school or higher: 85.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 0.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50254:

• Never married: 10.9%
• Now married: 71.2%
• Separated: 12.9%
• Widowed: 1.5%
• Divorced: 3.5%

• 
• • 26993.4%White
  • 196.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50254, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,993 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,993
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $50,800 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$50,800
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1423.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3616.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4907.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $150 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$150
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,633 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,633
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1163.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,950 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,950
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 263.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.9%

Here:	93%
State:	95%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50254, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,238 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,238
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $32,264 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$32,264
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $367 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$367
Iowa:	$1,537

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,850 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,850
State:	+$11,802

Total itemized deductions: $13,350 (24% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,350
State:	$21,278

Here:	23.9% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 84.6%

Here:	85%
State:	65%

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

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50254, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,421 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,421
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $29,513 (reported on 77.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,513
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs below $10k, 82.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $552 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$552
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $133 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$133
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,440 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,440
State:	+$6,139

Total itemized deductions: $11,273 (30% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$11,273
State:	$16,976

Here:	30.0% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,602 (reported on 64.1% of returns)

50254:	$2,602
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,333 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.8%

Here:	74%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 78.4% for AGIs below $10k, 74.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 50174, 50830, 50074, 50149, 50863, 50861.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 82

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 71 (57 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50254 with a mortgage: 37
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,606
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $524

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

• Zip code 50254 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50254

• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,910

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,813 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,432 - $384,497

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $230,071

Here:	$230,071
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $2,867,934

Here:	$2,867,934
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 83

Unemployment: 0.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50254

• 62.8%100Drove a car alone
• 11.3%18Carpooled
• 3.1%5Other means
• 23.2%37Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50254

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 65 to 9 minutes
• 3715 to 19 minutes
• 1120 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 1830 to 34 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 289

• Male householders: 46 (4 living alone), Female householders: 37 (1 living alone)

• 79 spouses (79 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 106 children (61 natural, 0 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 8 2-persons

54 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.6% of residents of 50254 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• THAYER QUARRY (2118 WILLOW ROAD in THAYER, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Organizations: SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION CO., I (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION CO INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.8%

Population in 1990: 453.

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

• This state: 255
• Midwest: 22
• South: 3
• West: 7

74% of the 50254 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

79% of the 50254 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

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:

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50254 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Dorothy	4	74.0 years
Mary	4	78.0 years
Earl	3	75.7 years
Helen	3	80.0 years
Margaret	3	77.1 years
Robert	3	65.7 years
Catherine	2	82.5 years
Carl	2	71.5 years
Glenn	2	69.0 years
Charlie	2	72.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 50254 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Homewood	5	81.8 years
Henrichs	5	64.8 years
Brown	4	66.0 years
Anderson	4	74.2 years
Gripp	4	82.5 years
Lewis	4	81.3 years
Booth	3	86.0 years
Day	3	80.0 years
Kelly	3	71.4 years
Lafferty	3	75.7 years