Median household income (1999): $32,635
Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,058
| This zip code | $36,058 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 50603, 50466, 52155, 52134, 50659, 50645.
Housing units in zip code 50628 with a mortgage: 81 (15 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 175
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $587
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $205
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 15.6% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | 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: 8
- 1995 to 1998: 27
- 1990 to 1994: 11
- 1980 to 1989: 41
- 1970 to 1979: 81
- 1960 to 1969: 39
- 1950 to 1959: 38
- 1940 to 1949: 35
- 1939 or earlier: 319
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elma, IA (50628):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 12
- 2 bedrooms: 61
- 3 bedrooms: 219
- 4 bedrooms: 125
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 24
- 2 bedrooms: 17
- 3 bedrooms: 47
- 4 bedrooms: 14
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 50628 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 22
- 1 vehicle: 86
- 2 vehicles: 134
- 3 vehicles: 102
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 16
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 5
- 1 vehicle: 46
- 2 vehicles: 37
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 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 50628:
- Less than $10,000: 11
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $15,000 to $19,999: 25
- $20,000 to $24,999: 14
- $25,000 to $29,999: 22
- $30,000 to $34,999: 28
- $35,000 to $39,999: 30
- $40,000 to $49,999: 16
- $50,000 to $59,999: 38
- $60,000 to $69,999: 20
- $70,000 to $79,999: 13
- $80,000 to $89,999: 19
- $90,000 to $99,999: 4
- $100,000 to $124,999: 4
- $125,000 to $149,999: 2
- $150,000 to $174,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 50628:
- Less than $100: 4
- $100 to $149: 6
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 33
- $250 to $299: 11
- $300 to $349: 6
- $550 to $599: 2
- $1,500 to $1,999: 3
- No cash rent: 16
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $49,989
- Two or more races householders: $29,214
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 539
- One, attached: 8
- 5 to 9: 23
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 24

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 396 (67%)
- Carpooled: 54 (9%)
- Walked: 40 (7%)
- Worked at home: 98 (17%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 61
- 5 to 9 minutes: 82
- 10 to 14 minutes: 32
- 15 to 19 minutes: 38
- 20 to 24 minutes: 48
- 25 to 29 minutes: 45
- 30 to 34 minutes: 106
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 10
- 45 to 59 minutes: 12
- 60 to 89 minutes: 21
- 90 or more minutes: 21
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,306
- In family households: 1,101 (354 male householders, 40 female householders)
331 spouses, 344 children (323 natural, 4 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 205 (83 male householders (70 living alone)), 95 female householders (88 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 59 (49 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 223 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 158 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
296 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (11 men, 17 women).
90.9% of residents of 50628 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% very well, 41% well, 3% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 6 (0.4%)
(66.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Pakistan (33%)
- Thailand (33%)
- Other Caribbean (33%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 506
- Czech: 103
- Norwegian: 96
- Irish: 95
- United States or American: 92
- English: 37
- Other groups: 30
- Swedish: 27
- Swiss: 25
- Polish: 16
- Danish: 14
- Scotch-Irish: 13
- Czechoslovakian: 8
- Scottish: 8
- Dutch: 6
- Italian: 5
- Austrian: 5
- Russian: 5
- European: 2
- French (except Basque): 2
- Welsh: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ELMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PO BOX 298 in ELMA, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-453029 427
Organizations: HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- M & J TRAILERS INCORPORATED (310 ELM ST in ELMA, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Business NAICS classification: TRAVEL TRAILER AND CAMPER MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: M & J TRAILERS UNLIMITED INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- M & J TRAILERS INCORPORATED, M & J TRAILERS UNLIMITED INC, M & J TRAILERS UNLTD INC-FORMER SITE OF
- BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INCORPORATED ELMA QUARRY (18350 HOLLY AVENUE in ELMA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRUENING ROCK PROD INC (ELMA Q
- O'DONNELL QUARRY (19503 CEDAR AVENUE in ELMA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: L. R. FALK CONSTRUCTION CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: L R FALK CONSTRUCTION CO
- ELMA CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in ELMA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF ELMA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- M & J TRAILERS UNLIMITED INC (726 GRANT ST in ELMA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MELVIN R SMITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- C-H WILSON TRANSPORT INC-FORMER SITE OF (RR DIV, #9/N SIDE OF FOREST ST in ELMA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.
- FLOYD-MITCHELL-CHICKASAW COUNTIES SANITARY LANDFILL (3354 330TH ST in ELMA, IA)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Alternative names: FLOYD / MITCHELL COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL
- HOWARD COUNTY EQUITY COOP (PO BOX 489 in ELMA, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- HOWARD COUNTY EQUITY COOP ASSN. (BUSTIE AVENUE in ELMA, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1099
- Northeast: 63
- Midwest: 160
- South: 19
- West: 18
73% of the 50628 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 2,102. Population change in the 1990s: -682 (-32.4%).
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): 2
| Here: | 1.5% | | 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:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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47 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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