Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,813
| This zip code: | $44,813 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50482, 50434, 50444, 50477, 50401, 50479.
Housing units in zip code 50428 with a mortgage: 1,673 (211 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 889
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,042
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $419
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable location: Cerro Gordo County Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in zip code 50428 include: Guardian Angel Roadside Chapel (A), Church of Christ (B), Clear Lake Baptist Church (C), Community of Christ Church (D), Congregational Church (E), United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 50428 include: Lions Field (1), D A R Park (2), Clear Lake State Game Management Area (3), Clear Lake City Square (4), Clear Lake City Park (5), Wild Goose Marsh (6), Jacobson Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Clear Lake Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 77
- 1995 to 1998: 221
- 1990 to 1994: 145
- 1980 to 1989: 547
- 1970 to 1979: 1,214
- 1960 to 1969: 472
- 1950 to 1959: 785
- 1940 to 1949: 442
- 1939 or earlier: 1,447
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clear Lake, IA (50428): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 62
- 2 bedrooms: 806
- 3 bedrooms: 1,660
- 4 bedrooms: 548
- 5 or more bedrooms: 113
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 31
- 1 bedrooms: 256
- 2 bedrooms: 444
- 3 bedrooms: 175
- 4 bedrooms: 65
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 50428 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 78
- 1 vehicle: 691
- 2 vehicles: 1,698
- 3 vehicles: 542
- 4 vehicles: 116
- 5 or more vehicles: 73
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 144
- 1 vehicle: 517
- 2 vehicles: 203
- 3 vehicles: 61
- 4 vehicles: 30
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50428:
- Less than $10,000: 62
- $10,000 to $14,999: 29
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $20,000 to $24,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 17
- $30,000 to $34,999: 22
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 103
- $50,000 to $59,999: 66
- $60,000 to $69,999: 92
- $70,000 to $79,999: 130
- $80,000 to $89,999: 167
- $90,000 to $99,999: 212
- $100,000 to $124,999: 500
- $125,000 to $149,999: 392
- $150,000 to $174,999: 222
- $175,000 to $199,999: 189
- $200,000 to $249,999: 282
- $250,000 to $299,999: 145
- $300,000 to $399,999: 142
- $400,000 to $499,999: 107
- $500,000 to $749,999: 112
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50428:
- Less than $100: 27
- $100 to $149: 22
- $150 to $199: 40
- $200 to $249: 43
- $250 to $299: 72
- $300 to $349: 102
- $350 to $399: 219
- $400 to $449: 70
- $450 to $499: 54
- $500 to $549: 29
- $550 to $599: 12
- $600 to $649: 11
- $650 to $699: 27
- $750 to $799: 24
- $800 to $899: 20
- $1,000 to $1,249: 4
- No cash rent: 79
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $61,893.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $132,260
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $53,852
- Asian householders: $147,195
- Two or more races householders: $233,358
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,151 (it was $90,500 in 2000)
| 50428: | $129,151 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,030 - $203,616
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $178,599| Here: | $178,599 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $267,482| Here: | $267,482 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,564| Here: | $223,564 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,855| Here: | $130,855 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $19,665| Here: | $19,665 | | State: | $29,315 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,968
- One, attached: 245
- Two: 141
- 3 or 4: 99
- 5 to 9: 273
- 10 to 19: 160
- 20 to 49: 104
- 50 or more: 50
- Mobile homes: 310

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,298 (82%)
- Carpooled: 344 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 49 (1%)
- Taxi: 35 (1%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 264 (5%)
- Other means: 36 (1%)
- Worked at home: 232 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 434
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1242
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1088
- 15 to 19 minutes: 849
- 20 to 24 minutes: 669
- 25 to 29 minutes: 246
- 30 to 34 minutes: 246
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 17
- 45 to 59 minutes: 60
- 60 to 89 minutes: 40
- 90 or more minutes: 86
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,756
- In family households: 8,230 (2,279 male householders, 531 female householders)
2,387 spouses, 2,808 children (2,520 natural, 94 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 19 other relatives, 122 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,526 (609 male householders (503 living alone)), 762 female householders (723 living alone)), 155 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 282 (57 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,427 2-persons, 601 3-persons, 508 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,226 1-person, 142 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons.
1,730 married couples with children.
454 single-parent households (97 men, 357 women).
96.8% of residents of 50428 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 14% well, 23% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 13% well, 23% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% very well, 42% well).
Foreign born population: 144 (1.4%)
(70.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (18%)
- Australia (17%)
- Korea (10%)
- Laos (9%)
- Canada (9%)
- Mexico (8%)
- Cambodia (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 27
- 1990 to 1994: 9
- 1985 to 1989: 8
- 1980 to 1984: 43
- 1975 to 1979: 19
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 36
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White population: 9,707
Black population: 24
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 84
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 74
Two or more races population: 80

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3165 |
|  Norwegian: 1319 |
|  Irish: 750 |
|  English: 587 |
|  United States or American: 554 |
|  Other groups: 292 |
|  Danish: 214 |
|  Swedish: 168 |
|  French (except Basque): 145 |
|  Czech: 116 |
|  Dutch: 106 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 103 |
|  Scottish: 59 |
|  Italian: 57 |
|  Polish: 39 |
|  Welsh: 36 |
|  Greek: 32 |
|  Northern European: 32 |
|  European: 31 |
|  Scandinavian: 29 |
|  Russian: 28 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 26 |
|  Canadian: 23 |
|  Portuguese: 18 |
|  Hungarian: 18 |
|  Finnish: 14 |
|  Belgian: 12 |
|  Luxemburger: 9 |
|  Latvian: 8 |
|  Iranian: 8 |
|  British: 6 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 6 |
|  Ukrainian: 6 |
|  French Canadian: 4 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Swiss: 2 |
|  Lithuanian: 2 |
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CLEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (901 S 14TH ST in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-171233 409
Organizations: CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (125 N 20TH ST in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-171233 109
Organizations: CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLEAR LAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (1601 3RD AVE NORTH in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-171233 209
Organizations: CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DECK & PATIO SPECIALTIES (1604 HIGHWAY 18 WEST in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1993-0272, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1990-0036,
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (408 MARS HILL DR in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-171233 427
Organizations: CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLASSIC INC DBA NEAL CLEANERS (415 1ST AVE S in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- CLEAR LAKE COAL TAR SITE (1ST AVE S & MAIN in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1994-0153, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1998-0333,
- DOUGLAS & DOUGLAS MFG (10922 EAGLE AVE in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
- ANDREWS PRESTRESSED CONCRETE (1305 32ND STREET in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK
- CLEAR LAKE C S D (125 N 20TH in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOLS, CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOL DIST
- CON WAY CENTRAL EXPRESS (1211 N 56TH ST in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CON WAY CENTRAL EXPRESS OAN E (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CONWAY CENTRAL EXPRESS
- RUAN LEASING CO-FORMER SITE OF (20 N 5TH ST in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CLEAR LAKE BAKERY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- U S EPA CLEAR LAKE COAL GAS SITE (203 MAIN AVE in CLEAR LAKE, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CITY OF CLEAR LAKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50428
- Blue Horizon Inn, 467 N SHR Dr, Clear Lake, IA 50428, Phone: (515) 270-1111
- Heartland Inn, 1603 S Shore Dr, Clear Lake, IA 50428, Phone: (641) 357-5123, Fax: (641) 357-2228
- Super 8 Motel, PO Box 340, Clear Lake, IA 50428, Phone: (641) 357-7521, Fax: (641) 357-5999
- Americinn Motel, 1406 N 25TH St, Clear Lake, IA 50428, Phone: (641) 357-8954, Fax: (641) 357-8956
- Microtel Inn-clear Lake, 1305 N 25TH St, Clear Lake, IA 50428, Phone: (641) 357-0966, Fax: (641) 357-0967
- Super 8 Motel Clear Lake, 2809 4th Ave South, Clear Lake, IA 50428, Phone: (641) 357-7521, Fax: (641) 357-5999
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50428
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,563
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7955
- Northeast: 95
- Midwest: 1331
- South: 159
- West: 285
60% of the 50428 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 10,056. Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-0.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
| Here: | 2.9% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
| Here: | 6.2% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 2.5% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CLEAR LAKE, IA):
- WEATHER DATA SERVICES (9184 265TH ST): $1,710,613 in 5 contracts from 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Weather Reporting/Observation Services by Army, Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $215,168; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$511,836 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Taking place in MI. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$494,701 with Air Force for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Taking place in CO. Signed on 1999-11-17. Completion date: 2001-01-17.
$488,908 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Taking place in CO. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$215,168 with Air Force for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2005-08-01. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
- OZARK WEATHER (9184 265TH ST; small business): $209,850 in 2 contracts in 2000
$126,659 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Taking place in CO. Signed on 2000-11-15. Completion date: 2001-02-28.
$83,191, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-25. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
- LES NELSON INVESTMENTS (HWY 18 W; small business)
7 employees, $390000 revenue. : $204,939 in 45 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $20,708; 2003: $96,845; 2004: $10,452; 2005: $45,380; 2006: $31,554.
Biggest contracts:
$10,388 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$10,388, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$10,354, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$10,354, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
- WATERTOWER PAINT& REPAIR CO (3113 MAIN AVE; small business)
$16,260 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2002-08-23. Completion date: 2002-08-26.
- HANSON CONSTRUCTION (1720 US HIGHWAY 18 W; small business): $12,593 in 7 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material) by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $3,108; 2003: $1,755; 2004: $3,865; 2005: $3,865; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$3,865 with Army for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2005-11-15. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
$3,865, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$3,108, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-04. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$3,108, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-18. Completion date: 2003-10-30.
- TRANS-IOWA EQUIPMENT CO (2911 HWY 122 E; small business): $7,610 in 2 contracts in 2004
$3,805 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2004-09-17. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$3,805 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2004-09-17. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 156 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 80 people in nursing homes
- 49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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