Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,316 Zip code population in 2010: 1,293 Zip code population in 2000: 1,408
Houses and condos: 522 Renter-occupied apartments: 91
% of renters here:
20%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50597: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 82.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 16 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.1% ($1,871)
Iowa:
1.4% ($2,724)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,915 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,817 (1.1%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 613
(46.6%)
Females: 703
(53.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 50597:
High school or higher: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 50597:
Never married: 26.6%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 11.0%
Divorced: 3.8%
Zip code 50597 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $171,775
50597:
$171,775
Iowa:
$194,600
According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 50597 zip code as of April 27, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 50597 is 624 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
34.7 years
Iowa median age:
38.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.8 people
Iowa:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50597, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $70,871 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$70,871
State:
$71,087
Salary/wage: $48,738 (reported on 76.3% of returns)
Here:
$48,738
State:
$57,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1552.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4028.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9335.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11005.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23043.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,385 (reported on 67.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,385
Iowa:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.4% for AGIs below $25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 197.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 250.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 570.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,006 (reported on 30.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,006
State:
$5,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.9% for AGIs below $25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 380.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 262.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 616.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,728 (reported on 30.5% of returns)
Here:
+$6,728
State:
+$15,243
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 265.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 250.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2910.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,750 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
Here:
+$10,750
State:
+$11,763
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 234.3% for AGIs below $25k, 332.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 502.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1212.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2013.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,233 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
50597:
$5,233
Iowa:
$17,324
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.0% for AGIs below $25k, 487.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $28,950 (reported on 6.8% of returns)
Here:
$28,950
State:
$33,775
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2895.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Charity contributions: $6,825 (reported on 6.8% of returns)
Here:
$6,825
State:
$13,075
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 682.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxes paid: $4,125 (reported on 6.8% of returns)
50597:
$4,125
State:
$7,704
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 412.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,840 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,840
State:
$2,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.2%
Here:
93%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50597, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $66,408 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$66,408
State:
$58,860
Salary/wage: $37,667 (reported on 80.0% of returns)
Here:
$37,667
State:
$46,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.8% for AGIs below $25k, 69.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,740 (reported on 66.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,740
Iowa:
$1,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,788 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,788
State:
$4,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,884 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,884
State:
+$11,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,893 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,893
State:
+$10,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,786 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
50597:
$5,786
Iowa:
$11,773
Total itemized deductions: $19,784 (17% of AGI, reported on 29.2% of returns)
Here:
$19,784
State:
$21,278
Here:
17.0% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,318 (reported on 26.2% of returns)
Here:
$5,318
State:
$4,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,126 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
50597:
$6,126
State:
$8,846
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,740 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,740
State:
$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 87.7%
Here:
88%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50597, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,339 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,339
State:
$43,875
Salary/wage: $26,534 (reported on 73.9% of returns)
Here:
$26,534
State:
$38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.4% for AGIs below $10k, 52.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,771 (reported on 72.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,771
Iowa:
$1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,018 (reported on 33.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,018
State:
$2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,629 (reported on 28.6% of returns)
Here:
+$2,629
State:
+$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,576 (reported on 24.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,576
State:
+$8,574
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.6% for AGIs below $10k, 11.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,722 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
50597:
$2,722
Iowa:
$2,970
Total itemized deductions: $14,509 (29% of AGI, reported on 25.3% of returns)
Here:
$14,509
State:
$16,976
Here:
28.6% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.3% for AGIs below $10k, 21.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,660 (5% of AGI, reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,660
State:
$3,089
Here:
5.2% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total tax: $4,186 (reported on 78.6% of returns)
50597:
$4,186
State:
$6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,438 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,438
State:
$1,540
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 90.0%
Here:
90%
State:
70%
(% for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $10k, 88.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 95.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 28 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 431
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (16 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 267 (146 now married, 121 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 50597 with a mortgage: 154 (3 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 13
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,381 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $551
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
3.4%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
2.0%
Whole state:
5.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.7
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 50597: West Bend Golf and Country Club (A), Grotto of the Redemption (B), Grotto of the Redemption Campground (C), West Bend (D), Rodman (E), Rodman Elevator (F), West Bend Elevator Company Elevator (G), Palo Alto Community Ambulance West Bend (H), West Bend Public Library (I), Rodman Fire Department (J), Rodman City Hall (K), West Bend Fire Department (L), West Bend City Hall (M), West Bend Police Department (N), West Bend Historical Society Museum (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 50597 include: Apostolic Church (A), Saint Peter and Pauls Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Peace Lutheran Church (D), Apostolic Christian Fellowship (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery (1), Lincoln Cemetery (2), Garfield Township Cemetery (3), Apostolic Christian Cemetery (4), Riverside Cemetery (5), West Bend Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 40 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 165 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 15 2-persons
319 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (19 men, 46 women).
90.9% of residents of 50597 zip code speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 44% well, 19% not well, 12% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% not at all).
Foreign born population: 50 (3.8%) (6.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
62%Honduras
31%El Salvador
4%France
52%German
7%American
5%Dutch
3%English
2%Irish
2%Swiss
2%Danish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
92010 or later
232000 to 2009
161990 to 1999
2Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PROTEIN RESOURCES INCORPORATED (105 130TH STREET in WEST BEND, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
ST. PETER & PAUL SCHOOL (15 2ND STREET NORTH, BOX 349 in WEST BEND, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%
60.0%Utility gas
21.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16.0%Electricity
0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.9%Wood
Population in 1990: 1,099. Population change in the 1990s: +309 (+28.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,031
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 141
South: 53
West: 29
71% of the 50597 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
92% of the 50597 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:
3.9%
Iowa:
10.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Iowa:
7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Iowa:
23.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
87,092Transportation occupations
80,611Construction and extraction occupations
67,804Management occupations
54,655Business and financial operations occupations
46,473Sales and related occupations
43,617Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
39 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
41 people in nursing homes
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 50597 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
18
78.2 years
Mary
17
83.0 years
George
15
79.5 years
Donald
11
62.6 years
Dorothy
10
76.3 years
William
10
77.8 years
Ida
9
87.2 years
Fred
9
76.7 years
Robert
8
75.8 years
Paul
8
75.9 years
Most common last names in zip code 50597 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Banwart
21
80.6 years
Montag
13
82.1 years
Metzger
12
83.7 years
Bonnstetter
11
81.6 years
Harms
11
79.2 years
Anliker
10
79.3 years
Brown
9
79.5 years
Schafer
9
82.8 years
Schmidt
9
83.8 years
Zaugg
9
82.8 years
Businesses in zip code 50597
Ford: 1
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