50056 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Colo, IA Story County, IA Zip code population (2000): 1,484 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,478 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 50056 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 587 Renter-occupied apartments: 93 % of renters here:   16% State:   28% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 50056: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 57.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 26 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.4% ($832) Iowa:   1.8% ($1,077) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 756   (50.9%) Females: 728   (49.1%) Recent posts about zip code 50056 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: DON'T LAUGH.......Considering a vacation to Iowa!  (50 replies) good/nice/lazy towns in iowa  (57 replies) Economy in Ames and Iowa City?  (21 replies) ames area and high schools  (3 replies) Rhodes Iowa  (8 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $117,900 50056:   $117,900 Iowa:   $117,900 According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 50056 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   36.2 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Iowa:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50056, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,833 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $40,833 State:   $43,875 Salary/wage: $38,201 (reported on 85.2% of returns) Here:   $38,201 State:   $38,265 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.1% for AGIs below $10k, 72.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,195 (reported on 49.8% of returns) This zip code:   $1,195 Iowa:   $1,768 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,331 (reported on 24.2% of returns) Here:   $1,331 State:   $2,510 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$600 (reported on 17.0% of returns) Here:   +$600 State:   +$6,139 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,450 (reported on 15.4% of returns) Here:   +$5,450 State:   +$8,574 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from farming: +$4,923 (reported on 4.0% of returns) Here:   +$4,923 State:   $-74 Total itemized deductions: $14,972 (1% of AGI, reported on 27.5% of returns) Here:   $14,972 State:   $16,976 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,079 (2.9% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns) Here:   $2,079 Iowa:   $3,089 Here:   2.9% of AGI State:   3.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,097 (reported on 80.9% of returns) 50056:   $4,097 State:   $6,177 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,422 (reported on 9.9% of returns) Here:   $1,422 State:   $1,540 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.6% Here:   74% State:   70% (% for various income ranges: 67.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.5% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$49,166
Iowa:	$47,292

Nearest zip codes: 50055, 50201, 50247, 50278, 50239, 50161.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	75.0%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in zip code 50056 with a mortgage: 237 (22 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102

This zip code:	7.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

This zip code:	2.6%
Whole state:	4.7%

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	5.6
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Post office: Colo Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50056: Less than $10,000: 12 $10,000 to $14,999: 5 $15,000 to $19,999: 1 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 6 $30,000 to $34,999: 3 $35,000 to $39,999: 7 $40,000 to $49,999: 5 $50,000 to $59,999: 29 $60,000 to $69,999: 25 $70,000 to $79,999: 20 $80,000 to $89,999: 28 $90,000 to $99,999: 42 $100,000 to $124,999: 74 $125,000 to $149,999: 69 $150,000 to $174,999: 53 $175,000 to $199,999: 23 $200,000 to $249,999: 35 $250,000 to $299,999: 15 $300,000 to $399,999: 11 $500,000 to $749,999: 1 $750,000 to $999,999: 6 $1,000,000 or more: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50056: Less than $100: 1 $150 to $199: 5 $200 to $249: 6 $250 to $299: 5 $300 to $349: 9 $350 to $399: 7 $400 to $449: 4 $450 to $499: 4 $500 to $549: 10 $550 to $599: 3 $600 to $649: 6 $650 to $699: 11 No cash rent: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $78,982.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,181
• Black or African American householders: $122,064
• Two or more races householders: $172,326

50056:	$121,664
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $150,017

Here:	$150,017
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $251,952

Here:	$251,952
State:	$158,666

Mobile homes: $23,278

Here:	$23,278
State:	$29,315

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 501
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 4
• 3 or 4: 17
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 4
• Mobile homes: 47

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 624 (80%) Carpooled: 69 (9%) Walked: 22 (3%) Other means: 3 (0%) Worked at home: 65 (8%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 27 5 to 9 minutes: 56 10 to 14 minutes: 97 15 to 19 minutes: 73 20 to 24 minutes: 145 25 to 29 minutes: 92 30 to 34 minutes: 124 35 to 39 minutes: 9 40 to 44 minutes: 20 45 to 59 minutes: 56 60 to 89 minutes: 16 90 or more minutes: 3

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.7%

Household type by relationship
Households: 1,514

• In family households: 1,317 (346 male householders, 67 female householders)

  379 spouses, 465 children (408 natural, 22 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 197 (93 male householders (64 living alone)), 69 female householders (68 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 176 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 132 1-person, 27 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

337 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (15 men, 30 women).

98.2% of residents of 50056 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 15% well, 38% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% very well, 44% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Foreign born population: 3 (0.2%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 309

United States or American: 249

Norwegian: 173

English: 126

Irish: 101

Swedish: 40

Scotch-Irish: 39

Other groups: 37

French (except Basque): 29

European: 14

Czech: 13

Scottish: 13

Dutch: 12

Italian: 7

Polish: 6

Finnish: 4

Danish: 4

Austrian: 2

Alsatian: 2

Belgian: 2

Luxemburger: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Pennsylvania German: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

Liberian: 2

Other Arab: 1

Arab:: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COLO-NESCO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (919 WEST ST in COLO, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-851359 172
  Organizations: COLO-NESCO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (919 WEST ST in COLO, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-851359 409
  Organizations: COLO-NESCO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COLO CITY OF STP (0.5 MILE SOUTH OF RAY STREET & in COLO, IA)

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

• TWIN ANCHORS CAMPGROUND STP (68132 US HIGHWAY 30 in COLO, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND CAMPSITES
  Organizations: JOHN ANGELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HEARTLAND CO-OP COLO (417 2ND STREET in COLO, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: COLO FRS GRAIN COOP, FARMERS COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE, FARMERS COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE COLO NH3, FARMERS GRAIN COOP-COLO, HEARTLAND COOP

• BOBS PAINT & REPAIR (605 PARK in COLO, IA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  

• COLO-NESCO COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (919 WEST STREET in COLO, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: COCO-NESCO C S D

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,462

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

• This state: 1283
• Northeast: 20
• Midwest: 123
• South: 32
• West: 45

62% of the 50056 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.

Population in 1990: 1,293. Population change in the 1990s: +191 (+14.8%).

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	21.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)

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