50261 Zip Code (Van Meter, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,876
Zip code population in 2010: 2,211
Zip code population in 2000: 1,694

Houses and condos: 997
Renter-occupied apartments: 140
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50261: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 66.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,040 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,943 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 50261:

• High school or higher: 100.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
• Unemployed: 0.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50261:

• Never married: 22.5%
• Now married: 65.9%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 2.0%
• Divorced: 9.2%

• 
• • 2,81397.8%White
  • 250.9%Black
  • 190.7%Two or more races
  • 160.6%Asian
  • 30.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50261, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $110,079 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$110,079
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $95,460 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$95,460
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1132.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3646.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6772.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8796.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21030.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 70311.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,517 (reported on 44.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,517
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 743.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,505 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,505
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 272.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2138.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,271 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	+$13,271
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.3% for AGIs below $25k, 138.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 161.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 407.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 781.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4410.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$22,112 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	+$22,112
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 175.8% for AGIs below $25k, 132.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 253.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 635.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 597.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4533.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,833 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

50261:	$18,833
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 373.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 512.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 865.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,200 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,200
State:	$33,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 972.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 941.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5120.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $8,879 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$8,879
State:	$13,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1265.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,689 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

50261:	$8,689
State:	$7,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 226.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 295.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1301.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,229 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,229
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.3% for AGIs below $25k, 43.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.2%

Here:	96%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 96.3% for AGIs below $25k, 95.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50261, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $76,191 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$76,191
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $64,627 (reported on 87.9% of returns)

Here:	$64,627
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.9% for AGIs below $25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 59.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $948 (reported on 43.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$948
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,844 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,844
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,426 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,426
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,074 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$14,074
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,708 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

50261:	$12,708
Iowa:	$11,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,742 (19% of AGI, reported on 46.7% of returns)

Here:	$23,742
State:	$21,278

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,673 (reported on 38.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,673
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $11,218 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

50261:	$11,218
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.0%

Here:	57%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 41.2% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50261, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $58,394 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,394
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $53,274 (reported on 88.8% of returns)

Here:	$53,274
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,134 (reported on 59.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,134
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,909 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,909
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,455 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,455
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,931 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,931
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,778 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

50261:	$2,778
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $19,051 (20% of AGI, reported on 46.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,051
State:	$16,976

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,491 (3% of AGI, reported on 41.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,491
State:	$3,089

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,389 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

50261:	$8,389
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,315 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,315
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.7%

Here:	65%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 51.6% for AGIs below $10k, 66.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50038, 50069, 50263, 50061, 50218, 50266.
Van Meter Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 966

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (24 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 662 (359 now married, 302 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50261 with a mortgage: 546 (64 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,751
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $735

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 50261 household income distribution in 2022

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 63$50,000 to $59,999
• 54$60,000 to $74,999
• 127$75,000 to $99,999
• 69$100,000 to $124,999
• 165$125,000 to $149,999
• 221$150,000 to $199,999
• 170$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50261

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$70,000 to $79,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 54$150,000 to $174,999
• 89$175,000 to $199,999
• 126$200,000 to $249,999
• 115$250,000 to $299,999
• 98$300,000 to $399,999
• 130$400,000 to $499,999
• 101$500,000 to $749,999
• 81$750,000 to $999,999
• 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50261

• 5$350 to $399
• 4$600 to $649
• 7$650 to $699
• 11$750 to $799
• 6$800 to $899
• 10$1,000 to $1,249
• 8$1,250 to $1,499
• 3$1,500 to $1,999
• 78No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $860.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $260,625
• Asian householders: $299,492

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $288,578 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $203,396 - $491,137

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $399,695

Here:	$399,695
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,502

Here:	$117,502
State:	$238,767

Mobile homes: $283,253

Here:	$283,253
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 934
• One, attached: 30
• 3 or 4: 20
• 10 to 19: 2
• Mobile homes: 7

Unemployment: 0.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50261

• 79.8%1,261Drove a car alone
• 2.7%43Carpooled
• 0.2%3Bicycle
• 0.8%12Walked
• 0.8%13Other means
• 16.1%255Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50261

• 98Less than 5 minutes
• 585 to 9 minutes
• 10110 to 14 minutes
• 18715 to 19 minutes
• 33420 to 24 minutes
• 20025 to 29 minutes
• 15430 to 34 minutes
• 7135 to 39 minutes
• 2040 to 44 minutes
• 8145 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 1990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,876

• Male householders: 555 (119 living alone), Female householders: 419 (31 living alone)

• 706 spouses (706 opposite-sex spouses), 50 unmarried partners, (50 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,040 children (983 natural, 20 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 49 non-relatives

Size of family households: 295 2-persons, 220 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 151 1-person, 10 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

777 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (24 men, 33 women).

97.9% of residents of 50261 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% very well, 67% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• VAN METER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (520 1ST AVE in VAN METER, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-256615 409
  Organizations: VAN METER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• VAN METER JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (520 1ST AVE in VAN METER, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-256615 172
  Organizations: VAN METER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• VAN METER CITY OF STP (APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET EAST O in VAN METER, IA)

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

• DALLAS COUNTY FARMS (PO BOX 55 2571 N. AVE in ADEL, IA)

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

• RHODES TRUCKING (510 GRANT in VAN METER, IA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Population in 1990: 1,780.

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

• This state: 2,458
• Northeast: 49
• Midwest: 215
• South: 41
• West: 75

60% of the 50261 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

91% of the 50261 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0508.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0508.01

Most common first names in zip code 50261 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	85.0 years
Alfred	6	83.5 years
James	6	70.0 years
Mary	6	88.2 years
Robert	6	64.0 years
Kenneth	5	69.4 years
Gladys	4	82.5 years
Edith	4	89.5 years
Harold	4	77.5 years
Henry	4	80.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 50261 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Marquardt	11	78.8 years
Jungman	6	81.3 years
Smith	6	90.0 years
Jensen	5	83.8 years
Johnson	5	80.2 years
Goodson	5	81.4 years
Jamison	4	85.3 years
Ziemann	4	83.2 years
Rhodes	4	80.8 years
Thomas	4	79.5 years