Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,073
| This zip code: | $40,073 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 51037, 51029, 51005, 51049, 51014, 51002.
Housing units in zip code 51012 with a mortgage: 819 (110 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 865
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $868
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $365
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 42
- 1995 to 1998: 63
- 1990 to 1994: 60
- 1980 to 1989: 127
- 1970 to 1979: 423
- 1960 to 1969: 479
- 1950 to 1959: 400
- 1940 to 1949: 290
- 1939 or earlier: 1,168
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cherokee, IA (51012): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 93
- 2 bedrooms: 486
- 3 bedrooms: 850
- 4 bedrooms: 472
- 5 or more bedrooms: 87
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 261
- 2 bedrooms: 311
- 3 bedrooms: 171
- 4 bedrooms: 63
- 5 or more bedrooms: 23
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Vehicles available in 51012 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 53
- 1 vehicle: 599
- 2 vehicles: 840
- 3 vehicles: 383
- 4 vehicles: 90
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 134
- 1 vehicle: 394
- 2 vehicles: 227
- 3 vehicles: 44
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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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 51012:
- Less than $10,000: 10
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 36
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 56
- $35,000 to $39,999: 56
- $40,000 to $49,999: 117
- $50,000 to $59,999: 169
- $60,000 to $69,999: 153
- $70,000 to $79,999: 168
- $80,000 to $89,999: 159
- $90,000 to $99,999: 139
- $100,000 to $124,999: 205
- $125,000 to $149,999: 129
- $150,000 to $174,999: 71
- $175,000 to $199,999: 70
- $200,000 to $249,999: 87
- $250,000 to $299,999: 22
- $300,000 to $399,999: 33
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 51012:
- Less than $100: 24
- $100 to $149: 26
- $150 to $199: 50
- $200 to $249: 91
- $250 to $299: 70
- $300 to $349: 89
- $350 to $399: 94
- $400 to $449: 53
- $450 to $499: 17
- $1,000 to $1,249: 32
- $1,250 to $1,499: 51
- No cash rent: 60
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $88,604.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,567
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,423 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
| 51012: | $83,423 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,864 - $105,491
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $105,052| Here: | $105,052 | | State: | $150,000 |
In 2-unit structures: $90,507| Here: | $90,507 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $33,097| Here: | $33,097 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,787| Here: | $76,787 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $11,736| Here: | $11,736 | | 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: 2,335
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 147
- 3 or 4: 113
- 5 to 9: 56
- 10 to 19: 106
- 20 to 49: 181
- Mobile homes: 98

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,645 (81%)
- Carpooled: 355 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle: 52 (2%)
- Walked: 134 (4%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 67 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 269
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1320
- 10 to 14 minutes: 731
- 15 to 19 minutes: 237
- 20 to 24 minutes: 203
- 25 to 29 minutes: 114
- 30 to 34 minutes: 123
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 23
- 45 to 59 minutes: 73
- 60 to 89 minutes: 81
- 90 or more minutes: 28
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,353
- In family households: 5,114 (1,511 male householders, 268 female householders)
1,501 spouses, 1,675 children (1,413 natural, 33 adopted, 229 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 36 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,239 (494 male householders (421 living alone)), 587 female householders (547 living alone)), 158 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 269 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 925 2-persons, 319 3-persons, 346 4-persons, 138 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 968 1-person, 86 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
1,092 married couples with children.
345 single-parent households (89 men, 256 women).
96.4% of residents of 51012 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 20% not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 19% well, 8% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 60 (0.9%)
(35.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (33%)
- Germany (30%)
- Bangladesh (18%)
- Philippines (18%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 11
- 1985 to 1989: 20
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 6,440
Black population: 32
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 38
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 33
Two or more races population: 38

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2136 |
|  United States or American: 536 |
|  Irish: 432 |
|  Norwegian: 307 |
|  English: 276 |
|  Swedish: 272 |
|  Other groups: 217 |
|  Danish: 132 |
|  Dutch: 130 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 86 |
|  Polish: 72 |
|  French (except Basque): 59 |
|  Italian: 35 |
|  Welsh: 33 |
|  European: 27 |
|  Scottish: 27 |
|  Swiss: 21 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 16 |
|  Luxemburger: 16 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 16 |
|  Czech: 10 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Croatian: 7 |
|  Finnish: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 7 |
|  Greek: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- TYSON DELI INC-CHEROKEE (1300 SOUTH LAKE STREET in CHEROKEE, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS; SAUSAGES AND OTHER PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
Business NAICS classification: MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES.
Organizations: TYSON FOODS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TYSON FOODS (PARENT CORPORATION)
Alternative names: CONTINENTAL DELI FOODS, TYSON RETAIL DELI INC, WILSON FOODS
- CHEROKEE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (1200 W CEDAR in CHEROKEE, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0053, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER OUTPATIENT CARE CENTERS.
Organizations: STATE OF IOWA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (929 NORTH ROOSEVELT in CHEROKEE, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-181152 427
Organizations: CHEROKEE COMM SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HEG PAINTING CO INC (1218 S SECOND ST in CHEROKEE, IA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: VIRGIL HARRISON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HEG PAINTING COMPANY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER (400 N ROOSEVELT in CHEROKEE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-181152 418
Organizations: CHEROKEE COMM SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (206 E. INDIAN STREET in CHEROKEE, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-181152 209
Organizations: CHEROKEE COMM SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DAVES COMMERCIAL PAINTING (315 LAKE ST in CHEROKEE, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: LUNDELL CONSTRUCTION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FILTER RECYCLING INC
- OBECO INDUSTRIES (1130 RIVERVIEW DRIVE in CHEROKEE, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; TRUCK AND BUS BODIES
Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: ARTS WAY MFG CO INC, OBECO INC
- CHEROKEE CNTY SEPARATION RECYCLING FACLTY (1805 LINDEN ST in CHEROKEE, IA)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Organizations: PCB SOLID WASTE AGENCY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHEROKEE COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL, PCB SOLID WASTE AGENCY
- CHEROKEE NORTH - NELSON (1741 515TH STREET in CHEROKEE, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: HALLETT MATERIALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HALLETT MATERIALS
- CHEROKEE SOUTH - GROVES (5599 RIVER ROAD in CHEROKEE, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: HALLETT MATERIALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HALLETT MATERIALS
- BROWN CHEVROLET & BUICK COMPANY (1200 SOUTH 2ND STREET in CHEROKEE, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- RAPID AMERICAN PRESS (122 E MAIN ST in CHEROKEE, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WARREN MOON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,180
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 (75%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5239
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 933
- South: 106
- West: 235
62% of the 51012 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 8,339. Population change in the 1990s: -1,743 (-20.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 0.6% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 4.4% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 19.4% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WOLLMAN, PAUL (208 E BOW DR , APT 10 in CHEROKEE, IA): $97,791 in 15 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services, Facilities Operations Support Services, Other Housekeeping Services, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $1,880; 2001: $19,950; 2002: $25,515; 2003: $28,968; 2004: $0; 2005: $21,478; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$20,115 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2003-02-07. Completion date: 2002-10-24.
$20,115, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-05. Completion date: 2002-10-24.
$17,442, same as above. Signed on 2001-03-29. Completion date: 2001-10-21.
$10,739 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- SCHOON CONSTRUCTION INC (1500 S 2ND ST in CHEROKEE, IA; small business): $32,086 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material) by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $7,536; 2003: $8,030; 2004: $8,030; 2005: $8,490; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$8,490 with Army for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2006-10-31.
$8,030, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
$8,030, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-06. Completion date: 2004-10-31.
$7,536, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-12. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
- SANITARY SERVICES INC (1250 S 2ND ST in CHEROKEE, IA; small business): $3,906 in 9 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $606; 2001: $0; 2002: $748; 2003: $748; 2004: $823; 2005: $981; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$906 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-10-27. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$823, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$748, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$748, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-23. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 139 people in nursing homes
- 61 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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