Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,268
| This zip code: | $43,268 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50059, 50107, 50026, 50064, 50128, 51462.
Housing units in zip code 50129 with a mortgage: 805 (85 second mortgage, 114 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 649
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $870
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $403
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 5
- 1995 to 1998: 69
- 1990 to 1994: 101
- 1980 to 1989: 147
- 1970 to 1979: 372
- 1960 to 1969: 293
- 1950 to 1959: 316
- 1940 to 1949: 258
- 1939 or earlier: 966
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson, IA (50129): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 36
- 2 bedrooms: 441
- 3 bedrooms: 902
- 4 bedrooms: 355
- 5 or more bedrooms: 42
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 161
- 2 bedrooms: 243
- 3 bedrooms: 114
- 4 bedrooms: 27
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 50129 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 78
- 1 vehicle: 472
- 2 vehicles: 736
- 3 vehicles: 375
- 4 vehicles: 100
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 138
- 1 vehicle: 254
- 2 vehicles: 135
- 3 vehicles: 13
- 4 vehicles: 18
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50129:
- Less than $10,000: 13
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 26
- $20,000 to $24,999: 34
- $25,000 to $29,999: 35
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 31
- $40,000 to $49,999: 115
- $50,000 to $59,999: 110
- $60,000 to $69,999: 116
- $70,000 to $79,999: 140
- $80,000 to $89,999: 147
- $90,000 to $99,999: 150
- $100,000 to $124,999: 255
- $125,000 to $149,999: 145
- $150,000 to $174,999: 91
- $175,000 to $199,999: 39
- $200,000 to $249,999: 47
- $250,000 to $299,999: 9
- $300,000 to $399,999: 13
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 13
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50129:
- Less than $100: 11
- $100 to $149: 15
- $150 to $199: 37
- $200 to $249: 39
- $250 to $299: 67
- $300 to $349: 80
- $350 to $399: 37
- $400 to $449: 16
- $450 to $499: 14
- $550 to $599: 10
- $750 to $799: 10
- No cash rent: 91
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $41,358.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,019
- Two or more races householders: $28,721
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,983 (it was $62,300 in 2000)
| 50129: | $88,983 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,431 - $116,446
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $116,470| Here: | $116,470 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $123,632| Here: | $123,632 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $31,313| Here: | $31,313 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,078| Here: | $95,078 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $29,219| Here: | $29,219 | | State: | $29,315 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,048
- One, attached: 33
- Two: 52
- 3 or 4: 147
- 5 to 9: 90
- 10 to 19: 40
- 20 to 49: 36
- Mobile homes: 81

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,992 (78%)
- Carpooled: 307 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle: 30 (1%)
- Walked: 66 (3%)
- Worked at home: 145 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 298
- 5 to 9 minutes: 903
- 10 to 14 minutes: 322
- 15 to 19 minutes: 196
- 20 to 24 minutes: 129
- 25 to 29 minutes: 42
- 30 to 34 minutes: 201
- 35 to 39 minutes: 20
- 40 to 44 minutes: 49
- 45 to 59 minutes: 123
- 60 to 89 minutes: 101
- 90 or more minutes: 22
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,466
- In family households: 4,628 (1,314 male householders, 261 female householders)
1,297 spouses, 1,570 children (1,404 natural, 21 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 20 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 838 (238 male householders (196 living alone)), 519 female householders (510 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 246 (230 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 827 2-persons, 281 3-persons, 279 4-persons, 157 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 706 1-person, 43 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 6 5-persons.
1,042 married couples with children.
322 single-parent households (86 men, 236 women).
95.8% of residents of 50129 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 27% well, 4% not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 11% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 54 (0.9%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (56%)
- Mexico (17%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Spain (9%)
- Russia (9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 8
- 1990 to 1994: 5
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 18
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White population: 5,612
Black population: 8
American Indian population: 14
Asian population: 19
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 36
Two or more races population: 34

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1618 |
|  United States or American: 550 |
|  Irish: 518 |
|  English: 412 |
|  Norwegian: 147 |
|  Swedish: 140 |
|  Other groups: 127 |
|  Scottish: 124 |
|  Dutch: 117 |
|  French (except Basque): 98 |
|  Italian: 95 |
|  Danish: 87 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 74 |
|  Welsh: 47 |
|  European: 30 |
|  Czech: 24 |
|  Polish: 21 |
|  French Canadian: 16 |
|  Russian: 16 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 13 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 11 |
|  British: 10 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 8 |
|  African: 8 |
|  Canadian: 6 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Belgian: 5 |
|  Arab:: 3 |
|  Syrian: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE COMPANY (208 EAST CENTRAL STREET in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0254, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
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
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS, AND WASHERS
Business NAICS classification: BOLT, NUT, SCREW, RIVET, AND WASHER MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO., JEFFERSON DIV., CHICAGO RIVET MACHINE CO
- RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC (RT 5 in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0235, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- RITCHIE INDUSTRIES INC, RITCHIE INDUSTRIES-IDEAL DIV-FORMER SITE
- STAR ENERGY (1669 NORTH AVENUE in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Organizations: WEST CENTRAL CO-OP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAL CAR SERVICE CO, CAR-CAR FS, FS ENERGY INCORPORATED, WEST CENTRAL CO-OP, WEST CENTRAL COOPERATIVE JEFFERSON SOUTH
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (204 WEST MADISON AVE in JEFFERSON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-373195 418
Organizations: JEFFERSON-SCRANTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMERICAN ATHLETIC INCORPORATED (200 AMERICAN AVENUE in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS
Alternative names: AMERICAN ATHLETIC EQ, AMERICAN SPORTS INTL LTD
- PARKER INDUSTRIES (900 E. HWY. 30 in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- PARKER IND.
- ALLIANT ENERGY (205 S VINE ST in JEFFERSON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: IES UTIL INC-JEFFERSON OPERATING
- AMERICAN CONCRETE NORTH (407 EAST CENTRAL STREET in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
- BATTLES AUTO REPAIR-FORMER SITE OF (303 E CENTRAL ST in JEFFERSON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
- POWER LIFT (900 E HWY 30 in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS
- STOTTS AERIAL SPRAYING (RR 1 BOX 156 in JEFFERSON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: STOTT AERIAL SPRAY INC
- MYCAL COMPANY OF AMERICA (FORMERLY MICROSOY) (21 MYCAL DRIVE in JEFFERSON, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: SOYBEANS; SOYBEAN OIL MILLS
Alternative names: MICROSOY CORP, MYCAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- A-1 SERVICE CENTER (216 E STATE ST in JEFFERSON, 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: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Alternative names: STRUNK AUTO SERVICE
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,220
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (71%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4814
- Northeast: 42
- Midwest: 471
- South: 150
- West: 172
62% of the 50129 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 5,663. Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+1.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66
| Here: | 9.9% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 4.1% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
| Here: | 43.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- POWER LIFT (115 E LINCOLNWAY, # 340 in JEFFERSON, IA; small business)
$21,630 with Navy for Recreational and Gymnastic Equipment. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-12-08. Completion date: 2005-01-04.
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: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 227 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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