50226 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Polk City, IA Polk County, IA Zip code population (2000): 3,360 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 4,424 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 50226 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: 1,199 Renter-occupied apartments: 189 % of renters here:   16% State:   28% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 50226: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 38.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi. Population density: 116 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.9% ($1,660) 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: 1,701   (50.6%) Females: 1,659   (49.4%) Recent posts about zip code 50226 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Moving to Des Moines area from Wichita  (36 replies) Where in north dsm metro can I find these things?  (10 replies) Best suburb of Des Moines?  (21 replies) Towns/villages near Des Moines  (21 replies) Where is it booming in Iowa??  (28 replies) Cities around DSM...Small town feel?  (6 replies) Urban population: 320 Rural population: 3,040 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $169,598 50226:   $169,598 Iowa:   $117,900 According to our research of public records there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 50226 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:   34.5 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.8 people Iowa:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50226, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $63,675 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $63,675 State:   $43,875 Salary/wage: $57,045 (reported on 92.4% of returns) Here:   $57,045 State:   $38,265 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,015 (reported on 59.2% of returns) This zip code:   $1,015 Iowa:   $1,768 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,010 (reported on 30.4% of returns) Here:   $1,010 State:   $2,510 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$5,289 (reported on 22.3% of returns) Here:   +$5,289 State:   +$6,139 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$9,635 (reported on 19.8% of returns) Here:   +$9,635 State:   +$8,574 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from farming: +$1,949 (reported on 2.3% of returns) Here:   +$1,949 State:   $-74 IRA payment deduction: $2,925 (reported on 2.3% of returns) 50226:   $2,925 Iowa:   $2,970 Self-employed pension: $8,727 (reported on 0.6% of returns) Here:   $8,727 Iowa:   $11,928 Total itemized deductions: $18,391 (1% of AGI, reported on 54.1% of returns) Here:   $18,391 State:   $16,976 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 13.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,308 (2.4% of AGI, reported on 49.4% of returns) Here:   $2,308 Iowa:   $3,089 Here:   2.4% of AGI State:   3.6% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $9,146 (reported on 85.4% of returns) 50226:   $9,146 State:   $6,177 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,506 (reported on 5.1% of returns) Here:   $1,506 State:   $1,540 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0% Here:   59% State:   70% (% for various income ranges: 40.5% for AGIs below $10k, 52.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.6% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$72,198
Iowa:	$47,292

Nearest zip codes: 50243, 50244, 50109, 50131, 50007, 50021.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	80.5%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	4.2%
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: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 50226 with a mortgage: 747 (124 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106

This zip code:	2.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

This zip code:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.7%

Here:	6.8
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Cemeteries: Sheldahl Cemetery (1), Crocker Cemetery (2), Davis Farm Cemetery (3), Polk City Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Turkey Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Polk City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50226: $10,000 to $14,999: 1 $15,000 to $19,999: 6 $20,000 to $24,999: 2 $35,000 to $39,999: 2 $40,000 to $49,999: 2 $50,000 to $59,999: 2 $60,000 to $69,999: 7 $70,000 to $79,999: 22 $80,000 to $89,999: 22 $90,000 to $99,999: 17 $100,000 to $124,999: 145 $125,000 to $149,999: 228 $150,000 to $174,999: 255 $175,000 to $199,999: 120 $200,000 to $249,999: 140 $250,000 to $299,999: 94 $300,000 to $399,999: 129 $400,000 to $499,999: 63 $500,000 to $749,999: 42 $750,000 to $999,999: 4 $1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50226: Less than $100: 7 $100 to $149: 2 $150 to $199: 4 $200 to $249: 2 $250 to $299: 7 $300 to $349: 5 $350 to $399: 6 $400 to $449: 32 $450 to $499: 31 $500 to $549: 22 $550 to $599: 8 $600 to $649: 14 $650 to $699: 38 $700 to $749: 40 $800 to $899: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $166,869
• Black or African American householders: $161,556
• Asian householders: $122,064
• Some other race householders: $136,425
• Two or more races householders: $161,556
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $136,425

50226:	$174,229
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $232,959

Here:	$232,959
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,916

Here:	$153,916
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $138,512

Here:	$138,512
State:	$134,477

Mobile homes: $40,395

Here:	$40,395
State:	$29,315

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,015
• One, attached: 62
• Two: 32
• 3 or 4: 19
• 5 to 9: 47
• 10 to 19: 2
• 20 to 49: 4
• Mobile homes: 25

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,565 (82%) Carpooled: 212 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 15 (1%) Other means: 4 (0%) Worked at home: 100 (5%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 74 5 to 9 minutes: 112 10 to 14 minutes: 102 15 to 19 minutes: 248 20 to 24 minutes: 451 25 to 29 minutes: 268 30 to 34 minutes: 367 35 to 39 minutes: 66 40 to 44 minutes: 42 45 to 59 minutes: 35 60 to 89 minutes: 18 90 or more minutes: 17

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 3,214

• In family households: 2,875 (793 male householders, 131 female householders)

  798 spouses, 1,060 children (1,000 natural, 26 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 8 other relatives, 27 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 339 (143 male householders (109 living alone)), 124 female householders (94 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 62 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 313 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 244 4-persons, 74 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 203 1-person, 61 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

864 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (34 men, 69 women).

97.5% of residents of 50226 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% very well, 7% well, 7% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 13% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 13% well, 13% not at all).

Foreign born population: 49 (1.5%)
(36.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 862

Norwegian: 239

English: 232

United States or American: 225

Irish: 196

Swedish: 112

Dutch: 96

Other groups: 69

Scottish: 64

Danish: 54

Italian: 51

French (except Basque): 37

Polish: 34

British: 29

Scotch-Irish: 22

European: 19

Czech: 17

Czechoslovakian: 12

French Canadian: 10

Swiss: 8

Scandinavian: 6

Welsh: 4

Lithuanian: 3

Canadian: 3

Hungarian: 3

Latvian: 3

Croatian: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Russian: 2

African: 2

Austrian: 2

Luxemburger: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NORTH POLK WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1400 W BROADWAY in POLK CITY, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-774779 418
  Organizations: NORTH POLK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• POLK CITY WATER PLANT (402 NORTH 3RD STREET in POLK CITY, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
  Alternative names: CITY OF POLK CITY, POLK CITY WATER SUPPLY

• POLK CITY, CITY OF STP (LOCATED AT SE END OF E. BROADW in POLK CITY, IA)

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

• BROKEN ARROW PROMO (3RD & BROADWAY AVE-SW CORNER in POLK CITY, IA)

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

• SCHWARZ MARINA INC / SAYLORVILLE LAKE (6170 POLK CITY DR in POLK CITY, IA)

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

• POLK CITY MAINT SHOP (6555 NW 118TH ST in POLK CITY, IA)

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

• BIG CREEK STATE PARK IDNR (12397 NW 89TH COURT in POLK CITY, IA)

  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

• CUSTOM CONVEYOR CORPORATION (109 1ST STREET in POLK CITY, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WELDING REPAIR
  

• POLK COUNTY (EX) RIFLE RANGE ( in POLK CITY, IA)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  Alternative names: POLK COUNTY MILITIA TARGET RANGE

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,373

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

• This state: 2570
• Northeast: 34
• Midwest: 366
• South: 150
• West: 96

57% of the 50226 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.

Population in 1990: 4,203. Population change in the 1990s: -843 (-20.1%).

Here:	6.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	45.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (POLK CITY, IA):

• LAWNS UNLIMITED, INC (311 TYLER; small business): $78,294 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  $26,098 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-01-28. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
  $26,098, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-23. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
  $26,098, same as above. Signed on 2001-03-05. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  

• MARVIN DE NOOY (10190 NW LAKE DR; small business): $62,270 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  $17,860 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-01-28. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $17,860 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-01-28. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $14,040 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $12,510, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-13. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  

• IOWA NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORA (605 STIPPICH ST): $55,817 in 14 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $4,657; 2005: $51,160; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $8,166 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2005-01-13. Completion date: 2005-01-11.
  $6,800 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-04-05. Completion date: 2005-01-11.
  $6,800 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-04-05. Completion date: 2005-01-11.
  $5,527 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 2005-08-23. Completion date: 2005-08-22.
  

• DE NOOY, RUTH (10190 NW LAKE DR; small business): $41,580 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $20,790 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  $20,790 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
  

• HELEN R WEBER (NW 94TH AVE; small business): $20,313 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  $10,458 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-01-16. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $10,325, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-23. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $-235 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-01-07. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $-235 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-01-07. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  

• THOMAS W SCHLIFE (5110 NW 118TH AVE; small business): $11,725 in 3 contracts in 2002

  $11,085 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-02-19. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  $640, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-11. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-19. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Graphic Design Services (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)

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