Median household income (1999): $31,250
Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,528
| This zip code | $34,528 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 50106, 50120, 50141, 50142, 50158, 50173.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 58.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 50078 with a mortgage: 11 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $613
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $250
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1980 to 1989: 0
- 1970 to 1979: 6
- 1960 to 1969: 3
- 1950 to 1959: 7
- 1940 to 1949: 10
- 1939 or earlier: 22
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ferguson, IA (50078): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 4
- 2 bedrooms: 11
- 3 bedrooms: 12
- 4 bedrooms: 5
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 11
- 3 bedrooms: 5
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 50078 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 4
- 2 vehicles: 17
- 3 vehicles: 1
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 13
- 2 vehicles: 3
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 50078:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 4
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 2
- $60,000 to $69,999: 2
- $90,000 to $99,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 50078:
- $200 to $249: 2
- $250 to $299: 4
- $300 to $349: 4
- $400 to $449: 3
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $33,628
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 42
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 1

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 60 (87%)
- Carpooled: 7 (10%)
- Worked at home: 2 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 0
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2
- 15 to 19 minutes: 23
- 20 to 24 minutes: 17
- 25 to 29 minutes: 2
- 30 to 34 minutes: 15
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 0
- 60 to 89 minutes: 2
- 90 or more minutes: 2
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 107
- In family households: 87 (26 male householders, 6 female householders)
22 spouses, 30 children (30 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 4 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person.
11 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (0 men, 11 women).
All residents speak English at home

First ancestries reported:
- German: 18
- United States or American: 11
- Scotch-Irish: 7
- Irish: 6
- Yugoslavian: 6
- Other groups: 6
- Dutch: 4
- Norwegian: 4
- Welsh: 3
- Czech: 2
- Italian: 2
- Danish: 2
- English: 1
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- EAST MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (325 3RD ST in FERGUSON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-641968 409
Organizations: EAST MARSHALL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF KEVIN KERR (304 1ST AVE in FERGUSON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 91
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 4
- West: 3
80% of the 50078 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, 91% lived in Iowa.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 100.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (1-4: 1)
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