Median household income (1999): $44,650
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,333
| This zip code | $49,333 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 51008, 51024, 51031, 51108, 51001, 51104.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 76.3% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 51038 with a mortgage: 169 (6 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 158
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $747
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $255
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 13
- 1995 to 1998: 24
- 1990 to 1994: 23
- 1980 to 1989: 33
- 1970 to 1979: 78
- 1960 to 1969: 43
- 1950 to 1959: 79
- 1940 to 1949: 41
- 1939 or earlier: 259
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Merrill, IA (51038):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 2
- 2 bedrooms: 102
- 3 bedrooms: 224
- 4 bedrooms: 132
- 5 or more bedrooms: 27
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 8
- 2 bedrooms: 34
- 3 bedrooms: 20
- 4 bedrooms: 9
- 5 or more bedrooms: 9
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Vehicles available in 51038 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 2
- 1 vehicle: 97
- 2 vehicles: 185
- 3 vehicles: 140
- 4 vehicles: 42
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 39
- 2 vehicles: 28
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 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 51038:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 12
- $35,000 to $39,999: 12
- $40,000 to $49,999: 28
- $50,000 to $59,999: 30
- $60,000 to $69,999: 31
- $70,000 to $79,999: 30
- $80,000 to $89,999: 53
- $90,000 to $99,999: 34
- $100,000 to $124,999: 35
- $125,000 to $149,999: 20
- $150,000 to $174,999: 13
- $175,000 to $199,999: 14
- $200,000 to $249,999: 6
- $250,000 to $299,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 51038:
- Less than $100: 5
- $150 to $199: 4
- $200 to $249: 4
- $250 to $299: 4
- $300 to $349: 14
- $350 to $399: 3
- $400 to $449: 3
- $450 to $499: 2
- No cash rent: 12
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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: $107,379
- Some other race householders: $97,381
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $97,381
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 538
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 11
- Mobile homes: 32

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 659 (85%)
- Carpooled: 31 (4%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 12 (2%)
- Worked at home: 68 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 36
- 5 to 9 minutes: 61
- 10 to 14 minutes: 139
- 15 to 19 minutes: 75
- 20 to 24 minutes: 90
- 25 to 29 minutes: 80
- 30 to 34 minutes: 151
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 28
- 45 to 59 minutes: 15
- 60 to 89 minutes: 2
- 90 or more minutes: 2
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,534
- In family households: 1,399 (386 male householders, 67 female householders)
393 spouses, 513 children (470 natural, 17 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 8 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 135 (57 male householders (45 living alone)), 59 female householders (59 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 217 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 4 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
388 married couples with children.
57 single-parent households (22 men, 35 women).
98.8% of residents of 51038 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 9 (0.6%)
(11.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (67%)
- South Africa (22%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 691
- United States or American: 80
- English: 70
- Irish: 66
- Dutch: 61
- French (except Basque): 57
- Other groups: 43
- Danish: 39
- Norwegian: 39
- Swedish: 17
- French Canadian: 12
- Swiss: 12
- Italian: 11
- Luxemburger: 11
- Scottish: 8
- Czech: 6
- European: 5
- Scotch-Irish: 4
- British: 3
- Pennsylvania German: 3
- Scandinavian: 3
- Polish: 2
- Russian: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KISSINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (608 MAIN ST in MERRILL, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-753600 445
Organizations: LE MARS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- D & R FARM (RR in MERRILL, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1976-0001, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: CORRUGATED AND SOLID FIBER BOXES
- TERRA INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (214 3RD STREET in MERRILL, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AGRO DISTRIBUTION LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AGRO DISTRIBUTION, L.L.C., AGRO DISTRIBUTION LLC, TERRA INT'L INC-MERRILL
- MERRILL PIT (21944 K42 in MERRILL, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: BILL L. PETERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HALLETT MATERIALS
- CRAIG ANDERSON (24999 JADE AVENUE in MERRILL, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- DIGZ-ALL INC-FORMER SITE OF (118 MAIN ST in MERRILL, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WHITES GARAGE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MERRILL CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK, CITY HALL in MERRILL, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF MERRILL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROWER CONSTRUCTION CO-FORMER SITE OF (FROM 5TH & MAIN N ON K42 1.1 M in MERRILL, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
- BROWER CONSTRUCTION CO (JADE ST @ HWY 75 in MERRILL, IA)
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
- LAMPE INC (201 2ND ST in MERRILL, IA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
- PLYMOUTH FEED CO (BOX 197 HWY 75S in MERRILL, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1279
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 181
- South: 13
- West: 46
73% of the 51038 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 1,468. Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+5.1%).
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): 23
| Here: | 9.7% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 12.6% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 53.8% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- L A CARLSON CONTRACTING, INC (20984 C-43 in MERRILL, IA; small business): $663,717 in 12 contracts from 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Canals, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Unimproved Real Property (Land) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $177,714; 2003: $16,826; 2004: $281,828; 2005: $7,798; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$179,551 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Canals. Taking place in NE. Signed on 1999-12-14. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
$177,714 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Taking place in SD. Signed on 2002-06-14. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$99,680 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
$99,680 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
- AL FAGAN LAND SURVEYOR PC (335 3RD STREET in MERRILL, IA; small business)
$9,850 with Army for Engineering Drafting Services. Signed on 2001-09-25. Completion date: 2001-12-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 3)
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