Median household income (1999): $28,000
Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,937
| This zip code | $30,937 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 52550, 50104, 50136, 52586, 50027, 52222.
Housing units in zip code 50268 with a mortgage: 106 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 160
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $519
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $214
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 5
- 1995 to 1998: 7
- 1990 to 1994: 17
- 1980 to 1989: 25
- 1970 to 1979: 61
- 1960 to 1969: 16
- 1950 to 1959: 32
- 1940 to 1949: 28
- 1939 or earlier: 302
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in What Cheer, IA (50268):
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 119
- 3 bedrooms: 148
- 4 bedrooms: 68
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 21
- 3 bedrooms: 33
- 4 bedrooms: 10
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 50268 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 67
- 2 vehicles: 123
- 3 vehicles: 89
- 4 vehicles: 33
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 10
- 1 vehicle: 37
- 2 vehicles: 21
- 3 vehicles: 3
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 50268:
- Less than $10,000: 24
- $10,000 to $14,999: 35
- $15,000 to $19,999: 34
- $20,000 to $24,999: 28
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 17
- $40,000 to $49,999: 38
- $50,000 to $59,999: 29
- $60,000 to $69,999: 10
- $70,000 to $79,999: 10
- $80,000 to $89,999: 2
- $100,000 to $124,999: 4
- $400,000 to $499,999: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 50268:
- Less than $100: 11
- $100 to $149: 4
- $150 to $199: 9
- $200 to $249: 14
- $250 to $299: 7
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 3
- $450 to $499: 5
- No cash rent: 12
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,100
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $39,601
- Some other race householders: $58,428
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $58,428
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 436
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 34

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 305 (73%)
- Carpooled: 83 (20%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 10
- 5 to 9 minutes: 52
- 10 to 14 minutes: 30
- 15 to 19 minutes: 44
- 20 to 24 minutes: 35
- 25 to 29 minutes: 36
- 30 to 34 minutes: 60
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 10
- 45 to 59 minutes: 49
- 60 to 89 minutes: 40
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,055
- In family households: 882 (229 male householders, 67 female householders)
239 spouses, 307 children (288 natural, 4 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 173 (64 male householders (59 living alone)), 98 female householders (94 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 27 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 153 1-person, 9 2-persons.
154 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (32 men, 45 women).
98.1% of residents of 50268 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 2 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.2% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 231
- German: 174
- Irish: 81
- English: 55
- Other groups: 41
- Dutch: 32
- Scotch-Irish: 30
- Norwegian: 16
- Scottish: 14
- Czech: 8
- Italian: 6
- Greek: 5
- French (except Basque): 4
- Welsh: 4
- European: 3
- Swedish: 3
- Austrian: 2
- Pennsylvania German: 2
- Polish: 2
- Russian: 2

Facitilies 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.
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 913
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 76
- South: 20
- West: 38
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, 54% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 1,108. Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-5.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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)
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