50247 Zip Code (State Center, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,647
Zip code population in 2010: 2,515
Zip code population in 2000: 2,241

Houses and condos: 993
Renter-occupied apartments: 190
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 50247: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 83.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,893 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,595 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 50247:

• High school or higher: 94.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50247:

• Never married: 23.4%
• Now married: 60.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 11.8%

• 
• • 2,35693.7%White
  • 813.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 421.7%Black
  • 200.8%Two or more races
  • 130.5%Asian
  • 20.08%American Indian
  • 10.04%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50247, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,569 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,569
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $47,898 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$47,898
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 71.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,123 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,123
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,890 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,890
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,018 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$11,018
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,983 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,983
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,042 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

50247:	$10,042
Iowa:	$11,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,944 (21% of AGI, reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,944
State:	$21,278

Here:	20.9% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,738 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,738
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,300 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

50247:	$7,300
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,031 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,031
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 75.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50247, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,964 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,964
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $38,199 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,199
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.4% for AGIs below $10k, 62.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,699 (reported on 57.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,699
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $704 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$704
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,887 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,887
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,506 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,506
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,773 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,773
State:	-$74

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,929 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

50247:	$2,929
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $15,083 (19% of AGI, reported on 29.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,083
State:	$16,976

Here:	19.4% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,047 (3% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,047
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,910 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

50247:	$5,910
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,480 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,480
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.0%

Here:	81%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $10k, 86.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50051, 50234, 50162, 50239, 50056, 50005.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 62
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 876

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (33 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 494 (260 now married, 231 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50247 with a mortgage: 460 (24 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 283

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,246
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $492

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 50247 household income distribution in 2019

• 14Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 76$25,000 to $29,999
• 30$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 83$50,000 to $59,999
• 162$60,000 to $74,999
• 134$75,000 to $99,999
• 130$100,000 to $124,999
• 63$125,000 to $149,999
• 84$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 50247

• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 37$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $69,999
• 28$70,000 to $79,999
• 66$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 78$100,000 to $124,999
• 62$125,000 to $149,999
• 101$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 60$200,000 to $249,999
• 35$250,000 to $299,999
• 73$300,000 to $399,999
• 38$400,000 to $499,999
• 15$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 50247

• 3$100 to $149
• 15$250 to $299
• 7$300 to $349
• 16$350 to $399
• 18$400 to $449
• 27$450 to $499
• 3$500 to $549
• 23$600 to $649
• 9$650 to $699
• 20$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 2$1,500 to $1,999
• 23No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $666.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $373,319.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,211

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $154,031 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,078 - $233,039

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $116,010

Here:	$116,010
State:	$201,113

Mobile homes: $33,649

Here:	$33,649
State:	$75,033

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 838
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 56
• 5 to 9: 38
• 20 to 49: 3
• Mobile homes: 34

Unemployment: 4.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50247

• 82.1%1,061Drove a car alone
• 8.4%109Carpooled
• 3.1%40Walked
• 1.1%14Other means
• 5.0%64Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50247

• 117Less than 5 minutes
• 1005 to 9 minutes
• 10410 to 14 minutes
• 19515 to 19 minutes
• 34220 to 24 minutes
• 13025 to 29 minutes
• 11830 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 4645 to 59 minutes
• 2260 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,647

• Male householders: 469 (87 living alone), Female householders: 466 (118 living alone)

• 599 spouses (599 opposite-sex spouses), 41 unmarried partners, (41 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 901 children (833 natural, 54 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 99 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 297 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 160 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 21 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 205 1-person, 33 2-persons

615 married couples with children.
137 single-parent households (18 men, 119 women).

96.4% of residents of 50247 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% very well, 58% well, 11% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% very well, 43% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• STATE CENTER GRAIN & FEED INCORPORATED (408 3RD STREET NORTHWEST in STATE CENTER, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: STATE CENTER FEED GR

• STATE CENTER CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK, CITY HALL in STATE CENTER, IA)

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

• STATE CENTER GRAIN & FEED INCORPORATED (402 3RD STREET NORTHWEST in STATE CENTER, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• STATE CENTER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (103 2ND AVENUE NORTHWEST in STATE CENTER, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Alternative names: STATE CENTER MUNC UTILITIES, STATE CENTER MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%

Population in 1990: 1,618. Population change in the 1990s: +623 (+38.5%).

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

• This state: 2,145
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 160
• South: 123
• West: 80

62% of the 50247 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

94% of the 50247 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MIDWEST MILLING INC (209 W MAIN ST in STATE CENTER, IA)
  5 employees, $800000 revenue

  $81,617 with Agricultural Research Service for Forage and Feed. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (5-9: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 23 took place in 2003, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (56.3%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (23.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50247
• 7656.3%Outside Fires
• 3123.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2417.8%Structure Fires
• 43.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 50247, Iowa

Most common first names in zip code 50247 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	19	76.8 years
Mary	16	79.1 years
John	14	79.9 years
James	12	80.6 years
Harold	11	78.3 years
Howard	9	78.5 years
Fred	9	81.2 years
Ralph	9	79.6 years
Florence	9	91.0 years
Earl	8	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50247 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pfantz	22	81.7 years
Hilleman	17	76.6 years
Schaper	13	84.4 years
Wilkening	12	84.5 years
Buck	10	75.7 years
Hartwig	10	78.5 years
Eggers	10	82.0 years
Brown	9	82.3 years
Nolta	9	85.2 years
Riemenschnei	9	78.9 years