Median household income (1999): $31,488
Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,791
| This zip code | $34,791 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 50840, 50862, 50859, 50845, 50801, 50861.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 67.3% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 50851 with a mortgage: 183 (13 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 246
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $594
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $211
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.4% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 14
- 1990 to 1994: 42
- 1980 to 1989: 21
- 1970 to 1979: 163
- 1960 to 1969: 81
- 1950 to 1959: 89
- 1940 to 1949: 94
- 1939 or earlier: 487
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lenox, IA (50851):
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 21
- 2 bedrooms: 158
- 3 bedrooms: 244
- 4 bedrooms: 150
- 5 or more bedrooms: 55
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 55
- 2 bedrooms: 88
- 3 bedrooms: 80
- 4 bedrooms: 31
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 50851 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 19
- 1 vehicle: 133
- 2 vehicles: 232
- 3 vehicles: 152
- 4 vehicles: 50
- 5 or more vehicles: 44
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 25
- 1 vehicle: 109
- 2 vehicles: 84
- 3 vehicles: 33
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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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 50851:
- Less than $10,000: 11
- $10,000 to $14,999: 16
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 37
- $30,000 to $34,999: 27
- $35,000 to $39,999: 36
- $40,000 to $49,999: 59
- $50,000 to $59,999: 40
- $60,000 to $69,999: 50
- $70,000 to $79,999: 40
- $80,000 to $89,999: 33
- $90,000 to $99,999: 6
- $100,000 to $124,999: 20
- $125,000 to $149,999: 4
- $150,000 to $174,999: 4
- $200,000 to $249,999: 3
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 50851:
- Less than $100: 14
- $100 to $149: 14
- $150 to $199: 22
- $200 to $249: 52
- $250 to $299: 55
- $300 to $349: 30
- $350 to $399: 9
- $400 to $449: 1
- $600 to $649: 3
- $700 to $749: 2
- No cash rent: 20
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $62,453
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $178,532
- Asian householders: $71,412
- Some other race householders: $68,166
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $40,640
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 841
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 23
- 5 to 9: 25
- 20 to 49: 23
- Mobile homes: 48
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 742 (71%)
- Carpooled: 158 (15%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 43 (4%)
- Other means: 11 (1%)
- Worked at home: 80 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 144
- 5 to 9 minutes: 271
- 10 to 14 minutes: 131
- 15 to 19 minutes: 97
- 20 to 24 minutes: 91
- 25 to 29 minutes: 61
- 30 to 34 minutes: 102
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 2
- 45 to 59 minutes: 21
- 60 to 89 minutes: 13
- 90 or more minutes: 19
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,141
- In family households: 1,806 (519 male householders, 55 female householders)
535 spouses, 575 children (535 natural, 14 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 32 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 335 (143 male householders (119 living alone)), 143 female householders (127 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 97 (41 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 287 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 246 1-person, 33 2-persons, 7 3-persons.
419 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (27 men, 46 women).
89.2% of residents of 50851 zip code speak English at home.
10.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 26% well, 11% not well, 7% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% not at all).
Foreign born population: 133 (5.8%)
(27.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (87%)
- Korea (3%)
- Chile (2%)
- Germany (2%)
- Thailand (2%)
- Australia (2%)
- Brazil (2%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 42
- 1990 to 1994: 22
- 1985 to 1989: 30
- 1980 to 1984: 12
- 1975 to 1979: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 3
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 393
- Other groups: 262
- United States or American: 188
- Irish: 153
- English: 134
- Scotch-Irish: 50
- Swedish: 47
- Scottish: 42
- Czech: 41
- Dutch: 32
- Norwegian: 27
- French (except Basque): 26
- Danish: 24
- Italian: 14
- European: 13
- Bulgarian: 8
- British: 5
- Belgian: 3
- Czechoslovakian: 3
- Brazilian: 2
- Canadian: 2
- French Canadian: 2
- Australian: 2
- Swiss: 2
- Pennsylvania German: 1

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PRECISION IDLER COMPANY (700 SOUTH WALNUT STREET in LENOX, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1998-0137, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL; CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING EQUIPMENT
Organizations: PRECISION INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PRECISION INC-IDLER DIVISION
- LENOX HIGH SCHOOL (600 S LOCUST in LENOX, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-873609 109
Organizations: LENOX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MICHAEL FOODS DBA PAPETTIS HYGRADE EGG PRODUCTS (100 PAPETTI PARKWAY in LENOX, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING; POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS
Organizations: MICHAEL FOODS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CITY OF LENOX INDUSTRIAL PLANT, PAPETTI'S OF IOWA
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (301 W MICHIGAN in LENOX, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-873609 418
Organizations: LENOX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LENOX MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER (205 SOUTH MAIN STREET in LENOX, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES
Organizations: CITY OF LENOX, IA (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: LENOX MUNIC LIGHT & POWER
- TAYGOLD COOPERATIVE LENOX IOWA (701 EAST VAN BUREN in LENOX, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: AGRO DISTRIBUTION, L.L.C. - LENOX IA, TERRA INTERNATIONAL INC, TERRA INTERNATIONAL INC-LENOX
- LENOX CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in LENOX, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF LENOX (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CITY OF LENOX STP
- DALTON AG PRODUCTS INC (602 E VAN BUREN ST in LENOX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
- LENOX AGRI ENTERPRZS (NO STREET ADDRESS in LENOX, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- LENOX AGRI ENTERPRZS
- LENOX COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (600 S LOCUST in LENOX, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: LENOX CSD
- LENOX DIV-FORMER SITE OF (DALLAS & WALNUT STS in LENOX, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING.
- LENOX ELEVATOR (203 EAST OHIO ST. in LENOX, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- SHERIDAN EGG COMPANY INCORPORATED (104 WEST OHIO in LENOX, IA)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FOOD PREPARATIONS
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1613
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 325
- South: 99
- West: 55
65% of the 50851 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, 49% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 1,973. Population change in the 1990s: +316 (+16.0%).
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): 11
| Here: | 5.0% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 0.6% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 6.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LINCOLNS LAWN CARE INC (109 E TEMPLE ST in LENOX, IA; small business)
$2,110 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2006-03-03. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 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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54 people in other nonhousehold living situations
44 people in nursing homes
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