Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,129
| This zip code: | $35,129 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 50835, 50860, 50133, 50845, 50863, 64458.
Housing units in zip code 50854 with a mortgage: 196 (21 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 283
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $918
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $339
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.2% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 19
- 1995 to 1998: 33
- 1990 to 1994: 19
- 1980 to 1989: 57
- 1970 to 1979: 238
- 1960 to 1969: 108
- 1950 to 1959: 106
- 1940 to 1949: 125
- 1939 or earlier: 381
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Ayr, IA (50854): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 198
- 3 bedrooms: 324
- 4 bedrooms: 73
- 5 or more bedrooms: 42
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 64
- 2 bedrooms: 154
- 3 bedrooms: 50
- 4 bedrooms: 13
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 50854 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 17
- 1 vehicle: 182
- 2 vehicles: 270
- 3 vehicles: 118
- 4 vehicles: 42
- 5 or more vehicles: 26
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 32
- 1 vehicle: 144
- 2 vehicles: 82
- 3 vehicles: 21
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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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 50854:
- Less than $10,000: 9
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 20
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 14
- $30,000 to $34,999: 18
- $35,000 to $39,999: 20
- $40,000 to $49,999: 44
- $50,000 to $59,999: 58
- $60,000 to $69,999: 64
- $70,000 to $79,999: 52
- $80,000 to $89,999: 45
- $90,000 to $99,999: 37
- $100,000 to $124,999: 81
- $125,000 to $149,999: 63
- $150,000 to $174,999: 20
- $175,000 to $199,999: 15
- $200,000 to $249,999: 22
- $250,000 to $299,999: 1
- $300,000 to $399,999: 5
- $400,000 to $499,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50854:
- Less than $100: 10
- $100 to $149: 13
- $150 to $199: 22
- $200 to $249: 24
- $250 to $299: 26
- $300 to $349: 26
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 4
- $450 to $499: 5
- $500 to $549: 13
- $800 to $899: 15
- No cash rent: 46
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $73,382.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,100
- Asian householders: $78,982
- Some other race householders: $122,064
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $93,343
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,430 (it was $53,600 in 2000)
| 50854: | $79,430 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,564 - $129,451
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $98,103| Here: | $98,103 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $57,965| Here: | $57,965 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,301| Here: | $247,301 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $45,104| Here: | $45,104 | | State: | $29,315 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 839
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 26
- 5 to 9: 37
- 10 to 19: 10
- 20 to 49: 22
- Mobile homes: 107
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 705 (74%)
- Carpooled: 144 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 57 (6%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 33 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 183
- 5 to 9 minutes: 329
- 10 to 14 minutes: 87
- 15 to 19 minutes: 60
- 20 to 24 minutes: 56
- 25 to 29 minutes: 13
- 30 to 34 minutes: 66
- 35 to 39 minutes: 11
- 40 to 44 minutes: 16
- 45 to 59 minutes: 27
- 60 to 89 minutes: 24
- 90 or more minutes: 42
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,119
- In family households: 1,771 (543 male householders, 76 female householders)
519 spouses, 573 children (534 natural, 6 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 19 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 348 (94 male householders (76 living alone)), 221 female householders (215 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 154 (147 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 313 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 291 1-person, 19 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
385 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (28 men, 90 women).
97.1% of residents of 50854 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% very well, 40% not well).
Foreign born population: 11 (0.5%)
(63.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (27%)
- Germany (18%)
- Indonesia (18%)
- Philippines (18%)
- Egypt (18%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 5
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 2,301
Black population: 3
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 1
Two or more races population: 9

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 333 |
|  German: 297 |
|  English: 194 |
|  Irish: 117 |
|  Other groups: 66 |
|  Dutch: 50 |
|  French (except Basque): 46 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 41 |
|  Scottish: 41 |
|  Czech: 37 |
|  Swedish: 25 |
|  Norwegian: 24 |
|  Danish: 23 |
|  Welsh: 15 |
|  European: 13 |
|  Austrian: 10 |
|  Italian: 10 |
|  Arab:: 7 |
|  Polish: 6 |
|  Egyptian: 4 |
|  British: 4 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 3 |
|  Northern European: 3 |
|  Scandinavian: 3 |
|  Ukrainian: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 1 |
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MOUNT AYR HIGH SCHOOL (1001 E COLUMBUS in MOUNT AYR, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-804527 109
Organizations: MOUNT AYR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MOUNT AYR ELEMENTARY (607 E JEFFERSON in MOUNT AYR, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-804527 436
Organizations: MOUNT AYR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MT AYR COM SCHOOL DIST (1001 E COLUMBUS in MOUNT AYR, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1986-0109, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
- RINGGOLD CNTY HOSP (211 SHELLWAY DRIVE in MOUNT AYR, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: RINGGOLD COMPANY HOSP
- CASE POWER & EQUIPMENT-FORMER SITE OF (201 N TAYLOR ST in MOUNT AYR, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MOUNT AYR LEASING COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MOUNT AYR CITY OF STP (1/2 MILE SOUTH OF 169 ON WEST in MOUNT AYR, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF MOUNT AYR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INCORPORATED (305 EAST COLUMBUS STREET in MOUNT AYR, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- RECORD NEWS-FORMER SITE OF (119 N TAYLOR in MOUNT AYR, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MOUNT AYR COMM (101 E COLUMBUS in MOUNT AYR, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: MOUNT AYR C S D
- BILLS GARAGE (702 E SOUTH ST in MOUNT AYR, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
- RIDETA ELEC COOP INC (HWY 2 W in MOUNT AYR, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
- MT AYR PRODUCTS (808 S CLEVELAND in MOUNT AYR, IA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: IRON AND STEEL MILLS.
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,279
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1661
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 421
- South: 34
- West: 128
59% of the 50854 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 2,487. Population change in the 1990s: -162 (-6.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 3.2% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 4.6% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 8.6% | | 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 (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2)
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.)
143 people in nursing homes
8 people in other group homes
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