50845 Zip Code (Diagonal, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 816
Zip code population in 2010: 811
Zip code population in 2000: 837

Houses and condos: 300
Renter-occupied apartments: 46
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50845: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 109.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 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: $1,384 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,644 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 50845:

• High school or higher: 92.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
• Unemployed: 0.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50845:

• Never married: 26.8%
• Now married: 48.7%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 15.0%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 72488.7%White
  • 708.6%Two or more races
  • 222.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50845, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,947 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,947
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $47,122 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

Here:	$47,122
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1582.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4446.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6242.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4517.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,230 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,230
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,500 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 117.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,671 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,671
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 778.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 545.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,733 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,733
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 542.0% for AGIs below $25k, 32.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.0% for AGIs below $25k, 94.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 50845, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,203 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,203
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $38,757 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,757
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 119.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $618 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$618
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $580 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$580
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,050 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,050
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$7,267 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,267
State:	+$10,509

Total itemized deductions: $14,380 (21% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,380
State:	$21,278

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,200 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,640 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

50845:	$4,640
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,033 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 82.8%

Here:	83%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% 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 2004 tax year for zip code 50845, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,479 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,479
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $26,810 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

Here:	$26,810
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,484 (reported on 49.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,484
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $544 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$544
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,112 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,112
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,296 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,296
State:	+$8,574

Total itemized deductions: $11,031 (24% of AGI, reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$11,031
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $875 (2% of AGI, reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$875
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.1% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $2,767 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

50845:	$2,767
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,537 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,537
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 84.9%

Here:	85%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 77.6% for AGIs below $10k, 86.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50835, 50861, 50840, 50863, 50854, 50860.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 258

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 166 (76 now married, 89 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50845 with a mortgage: 107 (8 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,327
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $564

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

• Zip code 50845 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 12$45,000 to $49,999
• 36$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $74,999
• 66$75,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50845

• 2Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$70,000 to $79,999
• 43$80,000 to $89,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 23$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50845

• 6$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 5$700 to $749
• 22No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $818.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $218,463.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,445 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,208 - $256,222

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $160,102

Here:	$160,102
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $79,702

Here:	$79,702
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 266
• 3 or 4: 5
• 5 to 9: 5
• Mobile homes: 19

Unemployment: 0.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50845

• 72.2%266Drove a car alone
• 3.8%14Carpooled
• 2.7%10Walked
• 0.5%2Other means
• 21.4%79Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50845

• 57Less than 5 minutes
• 275 to 9 minutes
• 3510 to 14 minutes
• 2415 to 19 minutes
• 7820 to 24 minutes
• 2025 to 29 minutes
• 3630 to 34 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 816

• Male householders: 100 (37 living alone), Female householders: 174 (33 living alone)

• 140 spouses (140 opposite-sex spouses), 25 unmarried partners, (25 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 222 children (190 natural, 19 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 foster children, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 133 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 19 2-persons, 1 4-persons

177 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).

95.5% of residents of 50845 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% well, 8% not well, 8% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DIAGONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (403 W 2ND STREET in DIAGONAL, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-801782 409
  Organizations: DIAGONAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DIAGONAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (403 W 2ND STREET in DIAGONAL, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-801782 172
  Organizations: DIAGONAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DIAGONAL CITY OF STP (0.4 MILE WEST OF SOUTH & 2ND S in DIAGONAL, IA)

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

• TAYLOR-DOWLITE VAULT CO INC-FORMER SITE (MAIN ST in DIAGONAL, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.; BURIAL CASKET MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: TAYLOR FIBERGLASS PRODUCTIS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DIAGONAL CSD (403 W 2ND STREET in DIAGONAL, IA)

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

• TAYLOR FIBERGLASS PROD INC (222 BROADWAY in DIAGONAL, IA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 793. Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+5.5%).

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

• This state: 624
• Midwest: 129
• South: 14
• West: 38

75% of the 50845 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

87% of the 50845 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50845 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	71.6 years
Mary	8	84.1 years
James	7	72.9 years
Howard	5	77.8 years
Richard	5	69.6 years
Donald	5	72.2 years
Clarence	4	79.3 years
Leo	4	76.3 years
Arthur	4	84.5 years
Robert	4	68.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 50845 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	8	75.9 years
Taylor	8	82.0 years
Routh	7	82.0 years
Ricker	7	78.3 years
Sobotka	7	81.7 years
Keller	6	85.6 years
Carson	5	81.4 years
Slavik	5	84.2 years
Davenport	5	86.2 years
Klejch	4	88.7 years