Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,927
| This zip code: | $42,927 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50522, 50559, 50560, 50598, 50519, 50558.
Housing units in zip code 50511 with a mortgage: 1,210 (110 second mortgage, 163 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 817
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $862
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $297
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 95
- 1995 to 1998: 95
- 1990 to 1994: 89
- 1980 to 1989: 259
- 1970 to 1979: 657
- 1960 to 1969: 367
- 1950 to 1959: 392
- 1940 to 1949: 370
- 1939 or earlier: 1,001
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Algona, IA (50511): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 55
- 2 bedrooms: 505
- 3 bedrooms: 1,154
- 4 bedrooms: 545
- 5 or more bedrooms: 93
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 15
- 1 bedrooms: 178
- 2 bedrooms: 303
- 3 bedrooms: 178
- 4 bedrooms: 44
- 5 or more bedrooms: 16
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Vehicles available in 50511 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 105
- 1 vehicle: 577
- 2 vehicles: 1,140
- 3 vehicles: 363
- 4 vehicles: 128
- 5 or more vehicles: 39
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 92
- 1 vehicle: 336
- 2 vehicles: 235
- 3 vehicles: 49
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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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 50511:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 26
- $20,000 to $24,999: 29
- $25,000 to $29,999: 32
- $30,000 to $34,999: 34
- $35,000 to $39,999: 51
- $40,000 to $49,999: 85
- $50,000 to $59,999: 118
- $60,000 to $69,999: 152
- $70,000 to $79,999: 138
- $80,000 to $89,999: 147
- $90,000 to $99,999: 166
- $100,000 to $124,999: 321
- $125,000 to $149,999: 295
- $150,000 to $174,999: 158
- $175,000 to $199,999: 133
- $200,000 to $249,999: 164
- $250,000 to $299,999: 43
- $300,000 to $399,999: 54
- $400,000 to $499,999: 8
- $500,000 to $749,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50511:
- Less than $100: 17
- $100 to $149: 24
- $150 to $199: 34
- $200 to $249: 31
- $250 to $299: 80
- $300 to $349: 94
- $350 to $399: 138
- $400 to $449: 60
- $450 to $499: 17
- $750 to $799: 12
- No cash rent: 88
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $85,014.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,970
- Two or more races householders: $194,728
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,033 (it was $74,300 in 2000)
| 50511: | $106,033 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,865 - $138,437
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $120,111| Here: | $120,111 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $224,564| Here: | $224,564 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $69,433| Here: | $69,433 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,497| Here: | $136,497 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,007| Here: | $99,007 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $31,382| Here: | $31,382 | | State: | $29,315 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,669
- One, attached: 60
- Two: 107
- 3 or 4: 87
- 5 to 9: 208
- 10 to 19: 22
- 20 to 49: 60
- 50 or more: 41
- Mobile homes: 71

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,963 (80%)
- Carpooled: 450 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
- Taxi: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 21 (1%)
- Walked: 69 (2%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 162 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 543
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1375
- 10 to 14 minutes: 640
- 15 to 19 minutes: 333
- 20 to 24 minutes: 194
- 25 to 29 minutes: 24
- 30 to 34 minutes: 165
- 35 to 39 minutes: 1
- 40 to 44 minutes: 43
- 45 to 59 minutes: 122
- 60 to 89 minutes: 72
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,423
- In family households: 6,345 (1,774 male householders, 338 female householders)
1,806 spouses, 2,228 children (1,997 natural, 106 adopted, 125 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 15 other relatives, 133 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,078 (394 male householders (341 living alone)), 564 female householders (525 living alone)), 120 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 192 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,032 2-persons, 394 3-persons, 410 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 866 1-person, 80 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 5-persons.
1,497 married couples with children.
321 single-parent households (67 men, 254 women).
97.1% of residents of 50511 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 8% well, 5% not well, 8% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 27% well, 3% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 106 (1.4%)
(67.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (29%)
- India (13%)
- Germany (12%)
- Bolivia (12%)
- Korea (9%)
- Other Northern Europe (8%)
- Other South America (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 28
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1985 to 1989: 19
- 1980 to 1984: 9
- 1975 to 1979: 12
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 19
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White population: 7,414
Black population: 6
American Indian population: 11
Asian population: 51
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 18
Two or more races population: 19

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3247 |
|  Norwegian: 532 |
|  Irish: 422 |
|  United States or American: 416 |
|  English: 315 |
|  Swedish: 178 |
|  Other groups: 171 |
|  Danish: 155 |
|  French (except Basque): 93 |
|  Scottish: 93 |
|  Polish: 84 |
|  Dutch: 81 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 38 |
|  Italian: 33 |
|  Luxemburger: 30 |
|  British: 23 |
|  Belgian: 20 |
|  Czech: 20 |
|  European: 17 |
|  Swiss: 16 |
|  Greek: 14 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 12 |
|  Slavic: 12 |
|  Turkish: 11 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  Austrian: 6 |
|  Northern European: 6 |
|  Croatian: 4 |
|  Slovak: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- SNAP-ON TOOLS MFG CO (2600 US HIGHWAY 18 EAST in ALGONA, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2000-0013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: HAND AND EDGE TOOLS, EXCEPT MACHINE TOOLS AND HANDSAWS; SHEET METALWORK; METAL STAMPINGS; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; HARDWARE
Business NAICS classification: HAND AND EDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING.; SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.; OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: SNAP-ON TOOLS MANUFACTURING CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SNAP-ON INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SNAP-ON TOOLS INCORPORATED (PARENT CORPORATION)
- MURPHY FAMILY FARMS-FEED MILL (2120 90TH AVENUE in ALGONA, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA5502801, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Organizations: BRIAN KLEIN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MURPHY FARMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MURPHY FAMILY FARMS - FEED MILL (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTITY)
Alternative names: MURPHY-BROWN L.L.C. ALGONA FEED MILL, MURPHY FARMS-FEED MILL, MURPHY FARMS OF IOWA
- ALGONA MUNICIPAL UTIL (104 W CALL ST in ALGONA, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA5502015, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES
Organizations: ALGONA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: ALGONA MUNIC UTILITIES
- SOUTH OAKS ESTATE (1109 190TH STREET in ALGONA, IA)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA5500602, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: LAND SUBDIVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS, EXCEPT CEMETERIES
Organizations: BRIAN KLEIN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOUTH OAK ESTATES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SOUTH OAKS ESTATES (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTITY)
Alternative names: SOUTH OAK ESTATES MHP
- UNIVERSAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY (405 DIAGONAL STREET in ALGONA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0105, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS; CARBURETORS, PISTONS, PISTON RINGS, AND VALVES; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
- ALGONA CITY OF STREET DEPT GARAGE (621 N HALL ST in ALGONA, 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
- BERTHA GODFREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (124 N MAIN in ALGONA, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-550126 409
Organizations: ALGONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (120 E NORTH in ALGONA, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-550126 412
Organizations: ALGONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALGONA HIGH SCHOOL (600 S HALE in ALGONA, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-550126 109
Organizations: ALGONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- OTTO B LAING MIDDLE SCHOOL (213 S HARLAN in ALGONA, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-550126 209
Organizations: ALGONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALGONA CITY OF STP (801 EAST MCGREGOR STREET in ALGONA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF ALGONA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALGONA CITY OF WWTP
- PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (1901 US HIGHWAY 169 NORTH in ALGONA, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING
Organizations: PIONEER HI BRED INTL INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DUPONT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COZZINI INC (2400 US HIGHWAY 18 EAST in ALGONA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ABRASIVE PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL MILLS.
Alternative names: AFECO, ALGONA FABRICATION & EQUIP CO (AFECO), ALGONA FABRICATION & EQUIPMENT CO
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50511
- Americinn Motel Of Algona, 600 Hwy 18 W, Algona, IA 50511, Phone: (515) 295-3333, Fax: (515) 295-9215
- Super 8 Motel, 210 E Norwood Dr, Algona, IA 50511, Phone: (515) 295-7225, Fax: (515) 295-7225
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 50511
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,439
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (79%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6220
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 875
- South: 107
- West: 252
61% of the 50511 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 7,829. Population change in the 1990s: -309 (-3.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 249
| Here: | 30.6% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102
| Here: | 17.9% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50
| Here: | 22.0% | | 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:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
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.)
187 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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