50837 Zip Code (Bridgewater, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 343
Zip code population in 2010: 376
Zip code population in 2000: 409

Houses and condos: 171
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50837: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 50.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $959 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,945 (2.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 50837:

• High school or higher: 98.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50837:

• Never married: 14.8%
• Now married: 59.5%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 12.0%
• Divorced: 13.3%

• 
• • 33296.8%White
  • 113.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50837, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,746 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,746
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $36,091 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,091
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3930.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $480 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$480
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,550 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,550
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 222.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$100 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50837, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,747 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,747
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $36,750 (reported on 70.6% of returns)

Here:	$36,750
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $25k, 123.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $557 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$557
Iowa:	$1,537

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,333 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,333
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$2,967 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,967
State:	+$10,509

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 82.4%

Here:	82%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50837, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,062 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,062
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $24,400 (reported on 70.2% of returns)

Here:	$24,400
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.6% for AGIs below $10k, 55.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,260 (reported on 58.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,260
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs below $10k, 11.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $449 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$449
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,707 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,707
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$4,706 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,706
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,634 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,634
State:	-$74

Total tax: $2,740 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

50837:	$2,740
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,556 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,556
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 87.1%

Here:	87%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 84.3% for AGIs below $10k, 83.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 50853, 50846, 50859, 50843, 50839, 50020.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 142

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (0 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (19 now married, 21 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50837 with a mortgage: 57
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,221
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $693

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 50837 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 40$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50837

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 20$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$300,000 to $399,999
• 44$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50837

• 4$350 to $399
• 3$400 to $449

Median gross rent in 2022: $504.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,954
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $618,439

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $132,234

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $267,488

Here:	$267,488
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 164
• 5 to 9: 6

Unemployment: 0.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50837

• 66.7%113Drove a car alone
• 9.4%16Carpooled
• 25.4%43Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50837

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 75 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 1715 to 19 minutes
• 2720 to 24 minutes
• 1425 to 29 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 2045 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 343

• Male householders: 109 (28 living alone), Female householders: 50 (18 living alone)

• 75 spouses (75 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53 children (28 natural, 0 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 12 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 20 2-persons, 3 3-persons

31 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (14 men, 5 women).

98.5% of residents of 50837 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NODAWAY VALLEY WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (502 N. MAIN in BRIDGEWATER, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-012673 418
  Organizations: NODAWAY VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BRIDGEWATER CITY OF STP (~2200 FT EAST OF THE MAPLE STR in BRIDGEWATER, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• STOECKER FARMS EBLEN (1231 260TH STREET in BRIDGEWATER, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: HOGS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%

Population in 1990: 1,383.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 247
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 55
• South: 1
• West: 31

62% of the 50837 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, 50% lived in Iowa.

92% of the 50837 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50837 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	78.0 years
Charles	5	75.8 years
Harold	5	73.8 years
Helen	4	79.0 years
Leo	4	72.8 years
George	4	81.2 years
Walter	4	80.2 years
Edna	3	78.7 years
Ethel	3	73.3 years
Laura	3	76.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 50837 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Raasch	6	77.8 years
Kordick	6	78.1 years
Metzger	6	82.2 years
Rechtenbach	5	66.2 years
Wyllie	5	89.2 years
Smith	4	86.0 years
Ahnen	4	75.7 years
Bower	4	84.3 years
Sorensen	4	68.2 years
Brown	4	77.5 years