50268 Zip Code (What Cheer, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,105
Zip code population in 2010: 993
Zip code population in 2000: 1,050

Houses and condos: 479
Renter-occupied apartments: 91
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50268: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 47.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 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: $1,241 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $823 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 50268:

• High school or higher: 91.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
• Unemployed: 7.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50268:

• Never married: 27.2%
• Now married: 52.5%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 5.7%
• Divorced: 13.4%

• 
• • 1,03894.0%White
  • 373.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 161.4%Black
  • 131.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50268, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,872 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,872
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $42,635 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,635
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1162.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3726.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5804.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7460.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $800 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$800
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.5% for AGIs below $25k, 28.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,400 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $25k, 107.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,400 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,400
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 204.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,533 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,533
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.0% for AGIs below $25k, 104.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,467 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

50268:	$8,467
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 317.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,371 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,371
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.5% for AGIs below $25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50268, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,856 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,856
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $33,388 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,388
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $25k, 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,138 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,138
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,600 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,800 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,800
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$4,100 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,100
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,300 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

50268:	$6,300
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $14,733 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,733
State:	$21,278

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $800 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,683 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

50268:	$4,683
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,188 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,188
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 58.8% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50268, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,267 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,267
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $30,148 (reported on 81.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,148
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.4% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,835 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,835
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,221 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,221
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,065 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,065
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$3,581 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,581
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,469 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,469
State:	-$74

IRA payment deduction: $3,867 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

50268:	$3,867
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $13,274 (26% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$13,274
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.4% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,189 (2% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,189
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $2,994 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

50268:	$2,994
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,563 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,563
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.0%

Here:	79%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50255, 50104, 52550, 50136, 52586, 50027.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 300

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 17 (13 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 193 (103 now married, 89 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50268 with a mortgage: 105 (4 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $977
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $436

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

• Zip code 50268 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 39$10,000 to $14,999
• 28$15,000 to $19,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 24$45,000 to $49,999
• 35$50,000 to $59,999
• 54$60,000 to $74,999
• 49$75,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50268

• 6Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 19$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 48$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50268

• 5$150 to $199
• 3$200 to $249
• 3$300 to $349
• 7$350 to $399
• 23$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 23$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 11$600 to $649
• 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $771.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,183
• Some other race householders: $97,648
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $97,648

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $78,119 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,851 - $122,702

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $130,374

Here:	$130,374
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $48,214

Here:	$48,214
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 418
• Two: 6
• 3 or 4: 18
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 28

Unemployment: 7.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50268

• 68.1%291Drove a car alone
• 16.8%72Carpooled
• 2.6%11Ferryboat
• 1.9%8Walked
• 0.9%4Other means
• 9.4%40Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50268

• 39Less than 5 minutes
• 355 to 9 minutes
• 3210 to 14 minutes
• 3015 to 19 minutes
• 5120 to 24 minutes
• 3425 to 29 minutes
• 7330 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 2940 to 44 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 2760 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,105

• Male householders: 210 (44 living alone), Female householders: 198 (54 living alone)

• 202 spouses (202 opposite-sex spouses), 54 unmarried partners, (54 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 374 children (300 natural, 10 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 27 other relatives, 15 non-relatives

Size of family households: 119 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 40 2-persons, 2 5-persons

248 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (77 men, 2 women).

97.0% of residents of 50268 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% very well, 89% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• WHAT CHEER CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in WHAT CHEER, IA)

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

• VERNIE'S GARAGE-FORMER SITE OF (6 BROADWAY ST in WHAT CHEER, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Population in 1990: 1,108.

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

• This state: 989
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 58
• South: 17
• West: 9

76% of the 50268 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

92% of the 50268 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Convention and Trade Show Organizers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 11. The highest number of fire incidents - 27 took place in 2005, and the least - 1 in 2018. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.0%), and Outside Fires (44.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 50268
• 8145.0%Structure Fires
• 8044.4%Outside Fires
• 179.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 50268, Iowa

Most common first names in zip code 50268 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	15	80.7 years
John	11	79.8 years
Mary	10	84.5 years
Robert	9	69.6 years
Margaret	9	88.2 years
Opal	8	77.5 years
Richard	8	69.8 years
Roy	7	77.0 years
Anna	7	88.5 years
Fred	6	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 50268 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Armstrong	11	81.4 years
Kitzman	7	81.3 years
Smith	7	82.0 years
Vanpatten	7	81.3 years
Moore	7	84.4 years
Danner	6	76.3 years
Molyneux	6	83.8 years
Thomas	6	79.5 years
White	6	79.8 years
Mckay	6	82.9 years