Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,540 Zip code population in 2010: 6,853 Zip code population in 2000: 6,829
Houses and condos: 3,216 Renter-occupied apartments: 842
% of renters here:
30%
State:
29%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 50126: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 135.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 48 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.3% ($1,476)
Iowa:
1.5% ($2,430)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,493 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,456 (1.3%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $113,671
50126:
$113,671
Iowa:
$158,900
According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 50126 zip code as of June 29, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 50126 is 698 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
47.6 years
Iowa median age:
38.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Iowa:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50126, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $65,474 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$65,474
State:
$58,860
Salary/wage: $40,378 (reported on 79.1% of returns)
Here:
$40,378
State:
$46,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $25k, 72.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,190 (reported on 47.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,190
Iowa:
$1,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $8,943 (reported on 25.2% of returns)
Here:
$8,943
State:
$4,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,432 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:
+$14,432
State:
+$11,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,800 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
+$14,800
State:
+$10,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,716 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
50126:
$8,716
Iowa:
$11,773
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $19,400 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
50126:
$19,400
Iowa:
$18,614
Total itemized deductions: $28,200 (20% of AGI, reported on 28.9% of returns)
Here:
$28,200
State:
$21,278
Here:
20.2% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $7,410 (reported on 23.3% of returns)
Here:
$7,410
State:
$4,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,772 (reported on 28.6% of returns)
50126:
$8,772
State:
$8,846
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,036 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,036
State:
$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.1%
Here:
76%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 68.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50126, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,816 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,816
State:
$43,875
Salary/wage: $32,387 (reported on 79.6% of returns)
Here:
$32,387
State:
$38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 348.2% for AGIs below $10k, 66.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,111 (reported on 57.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,111
Iowa:
$1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,219 (reported on 30.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,219
State:
$2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,491 (reported on 22.7% of returns)
Here:
+$4,491
State:
+$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,633 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
+$9,633
State:
+$8,574
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$5,205 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:
+$5,205
State:
-$74
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,261 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
50126:
$3,261
Iowa:
$2,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Self-employed pension: $13,034 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
Here:
$13,034
Iowa:
$11,928
Total itemized deductions: $17,427 (22% of AGI, reported on 25.2% of returns)
Here:
$17,427
State:
$16,976
Here:
22.4% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 12.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,378 (4% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,378
State:
$3,089
Here:
4.1% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,652 (reported on 75.2% of returns)
50126:
$5,652
State:
$6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,412 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,412
State:
$1,540
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.8%
Here:
80%
State:
70%
(% for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $10k, 81.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 220 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,642
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 63 (53 now married, 10 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,202 (486 now married, 716 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 50126 with a mortgage: 1,103 (37 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 914
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,006 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $444
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.2%
Whole state:
11.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
2.8%
Whole state:
6.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 50126: Ellis (A), Cottage (B), Eagle City Access Area (C), Cross Ford Access Area (D), Meadow Hills Golf Course (E), Highland Golf Club (F), Farmers Cooperative Elevator (G), Iowa Falls (H), American Medical Response (I), Hardin County Rescue Squad North (J), Reg Johnson Hall (K), Trades and Industry Building (L), Thompson Hall (M), Math-Science Building (N), Wall Dorm (O), McClure Hall (P), Bullock Jones Building (Q), Gentle Student Center (R), Iowa Falls Fire Department and Ambulance Service (S), Iowa Falls City Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 50126 include: Cottage Community Church (A), Bethel Baptist Church (B), Church of the Nazarene (C), Saint Mark's Catholic Church (D), First United Methodist Church (E), Church of the Open Bible (F), First Congregational Church (G), First Christian Church (H), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakwood Cemetery (1), Jones Park Cemetery (2), Jackson Heights Cemetery (3), North Lawn Memory Gardens Cemetery (4), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (5), Saint Marks Cemetery (6), Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 50126 include: Robinson Wildlife Area (1), Welden's Woods (2), Hansen Swamp Area (3), Steinberg Wildlife Area (4), Site of First Normal School Historical Marker (5), Founders of Iowa Falls Historical Marker (6), Roadside Park (7), Legion Field (8), Foster Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 434 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,056 2-persons, 228 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 179 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,064 1-person, 138 2-persons
578 married couples with children.
451 single-parent households (14 men, 437 women).
97.2% of residents of 50126 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 38% well, 25% not well, 13% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 22% well, 11% not at all).
Foreign born population: 173 (2.7%) (22.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.7%
Whole state:
5.6%
46%Honduras
14%Colombia
7%Croatia
7%France
4%Bangladesh
46%German
7%American
6%Irish
6%Norwegian
6%English
2%European
2%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1152010 or later
312000 to 2009
591990 to 1999
96Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BERRY IOWA CORPORATION (1036 INDUSTRIAL PARK RD. in IOWA FALLS, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1998-0118, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Organizations: BERRY PLASTICS HOLDING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
HAWKEYE RENEWABLES LLC IOWA FALLS ETHANOL PLANT (21050 140TH ST in IOWA FALLS, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: DISTILLED AND BLENDED LIQUORS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS Organizations: HAWKEYE RENEWABLES, L.L.C. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: IOWA FALLS ETHANOL PLANT LLC
NEW MODERN CONCEPTS (824 BROOKS ROAD in IOWA FALLS, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1996-0116, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: IOWA FABRICATION, IOWA FABRICATION/NEW MODERN CONCEPTS INC
RIVERBEND MIDDLE SCHOOL 209 (1124 UNION ST. in IOWA FALLS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-423150 209 Organizations: IOWA FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ROCK RUN ELEMENTARY (710 NORTH ST in IOWA FALLS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-423150 409 Organizations: IOWA FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY (1510 WASHINGTON AVE in IOWA FALLS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-423150 436 Organizations: IOWA FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CITY OF IOWA FALLS (701 WASHINGTON AVE in IOWA FALLS, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0241, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: EXECUTIVE OFFICES
CMC JOIST IOWA (1120 COMMERCIAL STREET in IOWA FALLS, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL Alternative names: FIBRED IOWA INCORPORATED, FIBRED-IOWA INC & CITY OF IOWA, SMI JOIST, SMI JOIST IOWA
CARGILL INC (602 INDUSTRIAL RD. in IOWA FALLS, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; SOYBEAN OIL MILLS Alternative names: CARGILL INC SOY BEAN PLANT
UNITED BUILDING CENTER (220 S OAK in IOWA FALLS, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: LANOGA CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
PURINA MILLS INC (HWY 65 S in IOWA FALLS, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
COOPER & BRUNS TREE SERVICE-FORMER SITE (622 BLISS in IOWA FALLS, IA)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%
61.2%Utility gas
20.3%Electricity
14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.8%Other fuel
1.3%No fuel used
0.9%Wood
Population in 1990: 7,714.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,761
Northeast: 70
Midwest: 883
South: 120
West: 394
57% of the 50126 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
89% of the 50126 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Here:
5.2%
Iowa:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
Here:
17.5%
Iowa:
7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55
Here:
12.7%
Iowa:
23.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
53,774Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
52,182Management occupations
51,393Construction and extraction occupations
46,771Production occupations
44,203Business and financial operations occupations
43,309Community and social service occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
HUBBARD IMPLEMENT INC (1296 HARDIN ROAD in IOWA FALLS, IA; small business)
$10,336 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2002-03-23. Completion date: 2002-04-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Information: Newspaper Publishers (50-99: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
311 people in college/university student housing
134 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
12 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
189 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
92 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
64 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 29. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 56 took place in 2003, and the least - 19 in 2016. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (43.4%), and Structure Fires (35.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50126