Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,068
| This zip code: | $42,068 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50546, 50527, 50510, 50565, 50515, 50593.
Housing units in zip code 50554 with a mortgage: 292 (29 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 257
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $767
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $283
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | 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: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 20
- 1990 to 1994: 27
- 1980 to 1989: 56
- 1970 to 1979: 111
- 1960 to 1969: 78
- 1950 to 1959: 131
- 1940 to 1949: 147
- 1939 or earlier: 349
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurens, IA (50554): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 10
- 2 bedrooms: 144
- 3 bedrooms: 338
- 4 bedrooms: 154
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 42
- 2 bedrooms: 80
- 3 bedrooms: 56
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 50554 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 182
- 2 vehicles: 264
- 3 vehicles: 125
- 4 vehicles: 35
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 26
- 1 vehicle: 96
- 2 vehicles: 55
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 50554:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 3
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 15
- $30,000 to $34,999: 10
- $35,000 to $39,999: 29
- $40,000 to $49,999: 58
- $50,000 to $59,999: 60
- $60,000 to $69,999: 45
- $70,000 to $79,999: 50
- $80,000 to $89,999: 44
- $90,000 to $99,999: 33
- $100,000 to $124,999: 84
- $125,000 to $149,999: 37
- $150,000 to $174,999: 15
- $175,000 to $199,999: 6
- $200,000 to $249,999: 21
- $250,000 to $299,999: 1
- $300,000 to $399,999: 4
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50554:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 12
- $150 to $199: 13
- $200 to $249: 17
- $250 to $299: 21
- $300 to $349: 22
- $350 to $399: 3
- $400 to $449: 3
- $500 to $549: 6
- No cash rent: 23
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $69,361.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $72,520
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,622
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,244 (it was $52,800 in 2000)
| 50554: | $78,244 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,070 - $116,556
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $100,511| Here: | $100,511 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $123,176| Here: | $123,176 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $71,951| Here: | $71,951 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $110,869| Here: | $110,869 | | State: | $127,528 |
Mobile homes: $48,333| Here: | $48,333 | | State: | $29,315 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 785
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 44
- 5 to 9: 23
- 10 to 19: 8
- Mobile homes: 32

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 640 (71%)
- Carpooled: 109 (12%)
- Walked: 61 (7%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 82 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 192
- 5 to 9 minutes: 278
- 10 to 14 minutes: 89
- 15 to 19 minutes: 70
- 20 to 24 minutes: 32
- 25 to 29 minutes: 13
- 30 to 34 minutes: 43
- 35 to 39 minutes: 16
- 40 to 44 minutes: 3
- 45 to 59 minutes: 27
- 60 to 89 minutes: 28
- 90 or more minutes: 23
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,881
- In family households: 1,571 (484 male householders, 73 female householders)
473 spouses, 509 children (495 natural, 2 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 310 (121 male householders (109 living alone)), 170 female householders (162 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 279 2-persons, 134 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 10 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 271 1-person, 16 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
348 married couples with children.
94 single-parent households (23 men, 71 women).
97.8% of residents of 50554 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 18% well, 24% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 13% well).
Foreign born population: 23 (1.2%)
(60.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (30%)
- Canada (26%)
- Other Northern Europe (13%)
- Germany (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Cuba (9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 3
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White population: 1,910
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 11

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 608 |
|  Swedish: 153 |
|  Irish: 108 |
|  English: 107 |
|  Norwegian: 85 |
|  Dutch: 84 |
|  United States or American: 82 |
|  Other groups: 49 |
|  Czech: 39 |
|  Danish: 34 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 32 |
|  Scottish: 27 |
|  French (except Basque): 25 |
|  European: 16 |
|  Polish: 11 |
|  Italian: 8 |
|  Canadian: 8 |
|  Belgian: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 6 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 5 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Luxemburger: 3 |
|  French Canadian: 3 |
|  Russian: 3 |
|  Welsh: 2 |
|  Latvian: 1 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PENGO CORPORATION (500 EAST HIGHWAY 10 in LAURENS, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2004-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MINING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT OIL AND GAS FIELD MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES
Business NAICS classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING.
- RECYCLE AEROSOLS INC (152 ELM STREET in LAURENS, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
Organizations: LARRY MEFFERD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MICRO SPECIALTIES CO., MICRO SPECIALTIES CO.
- POSITECH WALNUT RUSH LAKE ROAD (WALNUT AND RUSH LAKE ROAD in LAURENS, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1987-0157, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1999-0225,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS, TRACTORS, TRAILERS, AND STACKERS; MACHINE TOOLS, METAL FORMING TYPES; GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; FLUID POWER CYLINDERS AND ACTUATORS; INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Organizations: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: POSITECH - WALNUT/RUSH LAKE RD
- BOBALEE HYDRAULICS (137 NORTH EAST STREET in LAURENS, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2002-0252, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FLUID POWER CYLINDERS AND ACTUATORS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.; TURBINE AND TURBINE GENERATOR SET UNITS MANUFACTURING.
- RATION MAKER PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (112 WALNUT STREET in LAURENS, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Alternative names: RATION MAKERS PRODUCTS INC
- STEVEN L ROBERTS - OPTOMETRIST (204 S 3RD ST in LAURENS, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DR. STEVEN L ROBERTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF NORMAN HARTSOCK (119 W OLIVE in LAURENS, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- POSITECH CORP WAREHOUSE - FORMER SITE OF (208 MAIN ST in LAURENS, IA)
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: FORMER SITE OF POSITECH CORP - WAREHOUSE, POSITECH CORP - WAREHOUSE
- NORTHWEST FARM SUPPLY (RR 2 BOX 207A in LAURENS, IA)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Alternative names: LAURENS AG CENTER, LAURENS FARM SUPPLY, PURINA - LAURENS
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,923
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1582
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 167
- South: 38
- West: 67
68% of the 50554 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 2,055. Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-6.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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): 1
| Here: | 0.7% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 25.6% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN HANDLING SYSTEMS INC (191 N RUSH LAKE RD in LAURENS, IA; small business): $8,885 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$5,790 with Army for Miscellaneous Machine Tools. Signed on 2005-04-21. Completion date: 2005-05-25.
$2,700 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2004-03-03. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
$395, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-08. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 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.)
43 people in nursing homes
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