50054 Zip Code (Colfax, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 3,028
Zip code population in 2010: 3,356
Zip code population in 2000: 3,627

Houses and condos: 1,307
Renter-occupied apartments: 185
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 50054: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 58.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 52 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,272 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,833 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 50054:

• High school or higher: 97.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50054:

• Never married: 28.1%
• Now married: 55.7%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 4.1%
• Divorced: 11.2%

• 
• • 3,27397.5%White
  • 391.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 190.6%Two or more races
  • 120.4%American Indian
  • 80.2%Black
  • 40.1%Asian
  • 10.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50054, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,523 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,523
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $43,485 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$43,485
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $769 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$769
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,704 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,704
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,024 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$17,024
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,371 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,371
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,762 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

50054:	$10,762
Iowa:	$11,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,443 (20% of AGI, reported on 30.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,443
State:	$21,278

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,674 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,674
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,451 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

50054:	$6,451
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,213 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,213
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.9%

Here:	61%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 60.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50054, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,068 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,068
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $38,778 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,778
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,138 (reported on 46.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,138
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,191 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,191
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,546 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,546
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,551 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,551
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,667 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

50054:	$2,667
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $13,867 (21% of AGI, reported on 33.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,867
State:	$16,976

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,748 (3% of AGI, reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,748
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,558 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

50054:	$4,558
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,510 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,510
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.4%

Here:	68%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50127, 50168, 50228, 50169, 50028, 50170.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 111
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,045

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 26 (14 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 680 (296 now married, 383 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50054 with a mortgage: 611 (3 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 359

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,192
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $512

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 50054 household income distribution in 2019

• 19Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 38$20,000 to $24,999
• 76$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 35$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 53$45,000 to $49,999
• 126$50,000 to $59,999
• 150$60,000 to $74,999
• 165$75,000 to $99,999
• 168$100,000 to $124,999
• 84$125,000 to $149,999
• 54$150,000 to $199,999
• 59$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 50054

• 26Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 30$60,000 to $69,999
• 44$70,000 to $79,999
• 52$80,000 to $89,999
• 53$90,000 to $99,999
• 101$100,000 to $124,999
• 103$125,000 to $149,999
• 82$150,000 to $174,999
• 72$175,000 to $199,999
• 44$200,000 to $249,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999
• 145$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999
• 17$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 50054

• 2Less than $100
• 4$200 to $249
• 9$400 to $449
• 7$500 to $549
• 44$550 to $599
• 17$600 to $649
• 44$650 to $699
• 5$700 to $749
• 4$750 to $799
• 18$800 to $899
• 18No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $738.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,170
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $100,733
• Some other race householders: $206,046
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $206,046

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $148,170 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,657 - $215,639

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $179,037

Here:	$179,037
State:	$201,113

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,711

Here:	$160,711
State:	$195,638

In 2-unit structures: $57,149

Here:	$57,149
State:	$120,562

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $134,084

Here:	$134,084
State:	$159,145

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $90,895

Here:	$90,895
State:	$143,957

Mobile homes: $124,769

Here:	$124,769
State:	$75,033

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,080
• One, attached: 18
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 31
• 10 to 19: 40
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 96

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50054

• 86.4%1,445Drove a car alone
• 8.4%140Carpooled
• 0.9%15Bus or trolley bus
• 1.5%25Walked
• 2.2%37Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50054

• 96Less than 5 minutes
• 2055 to 9 minutes
• 7310 to 14 minutes
• 20615 to 19 minutes
• 13920 to 24 minutes
• 16625 to 29 minutes
• 44030 to 34 minutes
• 4135 to 39 minutes
• 5640 to 44 minutes
• 12145 to 59 minutes
• 3060 to 89 minutes
• 5090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 35.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,028

• Male householders: 652 (108 living alone), Female householders: 503 (126 living alone)

• 692 spouses (692 opposite-sex spouses), 126 unmarried partners, (126 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 826 children (770 natural, 26 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 foster children, 36 other relatives, 81 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 39 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 363 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 141 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 234 1-person, 86 2-persons, 24 3-persons

420 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (59 men, 50 women).

98.2% of residents of 50054 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% very well, 48% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (87% very well, 13% well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COLFAX COM SCH DIST 50 1332 00 (20 W BROADWAY in COLFAX, IA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1985-0225, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: COLFAX-MINGO CSD

• COLFAX-MINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (20 WEST BROADWAY in COLFAX, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-501332 409
  Organizations: COLFAX-MINGO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COLFAX-MINGO HIGH SCHOOL (204 N LEAGUE RD in COLFAX, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-501332 109
  Organizations: COLFAX-MINGO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

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

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF COLFAX (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COLFAX WATER SUPPLY

• MONROE MFG LLC (316 NORTH WALNUT STREET in COLFAX, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: OFFICE FURNITURE, EXCEPT WOOD; PUBLIC BUILDING AND RELATED FURNITURE; FURNITURE AND FIXTURES
  Organizations: BARBARA MONROE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MONROE CO, MONROE TABLE CO, MONROE TABLE COMPANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

• BIO CHEM LABORATORIES INC-FORMER SITE OF (136 SUMMIT DRIVE in COLFAX, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: POLISH AND OTHER SANITATION GOOD MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: WILLIAM HANSEN & PETE SMITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLFAX, CITY OF (23 E FRONT ST in COLFAX, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CITY OF COLFAX (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• TEEN CHALLENGE OF THE MIDLANDS (900 N. LEAGUE ROAD in COLFAX, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS
  

• VAN DUSSELDORP SAND & GRAVEL (1300 NORTH WALNUT in COLFAX, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  Alternative names: DES MOINES ASPHALT & PAVING, VANDUSSELDORP SAND & GRAVEL INC

• P & W DISTRIBUTING CO-FORMER SITE OF (201 E HOWARD in COLFAX, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: POLISH AND OTHER SANITATION GOOD MANUFACTURING.
  

• RAILCAR PRESS (219 S WALNUT in COLFAX, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS.
  

• BRAYTON CHEMICALS INC-FORMER SITE OF (HWY 117 S in COLFAX, IA)

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

• CENTRAL READY MIX (353 N WALNUT ST in COLFAX, IA)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 3,475. Population change in the 1990s: +152 (+4.4%).

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

• This state: 2,553
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 203
• South: 68
• West: 123

60% of the 50054 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

94% of the 50054 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• A-SEEDING CONTRACTORS INC (1623 W 84TH ST N in COLFAX, IA; small business)

  $4,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Aerial Fertilization/Spraying Services. Signed on 2002-09-09. Completion date: 2002-08-27.

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 15. The highest number of reported fires - 33 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2011. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (38.8%), and Structure Fires (35.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50054
• 9538.8%Outside Fires
• 8835.9%Structure Fires
• 4518.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 176.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 50054, Iowa

Most common first names in zip code 50054 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	34	72.1 years
William	27	74.6 years
Mary	24	81.0 years
James	22	76.8 years
Robert	21	71.8 years
George	20	75.3 years
Charles	19	81.2 years
Frank	15	74.1 years
Margaret	15	83.9 years
Ruth	13	81.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 50054 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	20	67.4 years
Williams	20	76.5 years
Bell	15	82.1 years
Thomas	13	79.1 years
Owens	11	72.9 years
Beals	10	85.1 years
Wilson	10	82.9 years
Warrick	10	67.7 years
Miller	10	73.3 years
Jones	9	77.3 years

Businesses in zip code 50054
Name	Count		Name	Count
Comfort Inn	1		Microtel	1
McDonald's	1		Subway	1