Median household income (1999): $35,849
Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,609
| This zip code | $39,609 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 51523, 51063, 68020, 51059, 51010, 51026.
Housing units in zip code 51040 with a mortgage: 436 (18 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 501
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $694
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $215
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 41
- 1995 to 1998: 68
- 1990 to 1994: 40
- 1980 to 1989: 94
- 1970 to 1979: 299
- 1960 to 1969: 231
- 1950 to 1959: 183
- 1940 to 1949: 104
- 1939 or earlier: 665
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Onawa, IA (51040): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 49
- 2 bedrooms: 283
- 3 bedrooms: 547
- 4 bedrooms: 211
- 5 or more bedrooms: 65
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 97
- 2 bedrooms: 159
- 3 bedrooms: 76
- 4 bedrooms: 31
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 51040 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 66
- 1 vehicle: 304
- 2 vehicles: 470
- 3 vehicles: 210
- 4 vehicles: 86
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 82
- 1 vehicle: 182
- 2 vehicles: 86
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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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 51040:
- Less than $10,000: 20
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 30
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 31
- $30,000 to $34,999: 52
- $35,000 to $39,999: 23
- $40,000 to $49,999: 118
- $50,000 to $59,999: 115
- $60,000 to $69,999: 170
- $70,000 to $79,999: 88
- $80,000 to $89,999: 52
- $90,000 to $99,999: 62
- $100,000 to $124,999: 99
- $125,000 to $149,999: 24
- $150,000 to $174,999: 19
- $200,000 to $249,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 51040:
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 39
- $200 to $249: 60
- $250 to $299: 89
- $300 to $349: 25
- $350 to $399: 34
- $400 to $449: 32
- $450 to $499: 30
- $500 to $549: 18
- $550 to $599: 14
- No cash rent: 28
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,800
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $84,397
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,337
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 47
- 3 or 4: 61
- 5 to 9: 55
- 10 to 19: 19
- 50 or more: 56
- Mobile homes: 140

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,274 (74%)
- Carpooled: 279 (16%)
- Bicycle: 9 (1%)
- Walked: 90 (5%)
- Other means: 20 (1%)
- Worked at home: 56 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 228
- 5 to 9 minutes: 616
- 10 to 14 minutes: 231
- 15 to 19 minutes: 78
- 20 to 24 minutes: 52
- 25 to 29 minutes: 34
- 30 to 34 minutes: 108
- 35 to 39 minutes: 28
- 40 to 44 minutes: 95
- 45 to 59 minutes: 70
- 60 to 89 minutes: 81
- 90 or more minutes: 51
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,495
- In family households: 2,826 (764 male householders, 192 female householders)
765 spouses, 950 children (844 natural, 21 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 23 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 669 (232 male householders (182 living alone)), 360 female householders (348 living alone)), 77 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 106 (105 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 478 2-persons, 177 3-persons, 200 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 530 1-person, 56 2-persons, 6 4-persons.
613 married couples with children.
160 single-parent households (46 men, 114 women).
99.2% of residents of 51040 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 44% not well).
Foreign born population: 19 (0.5%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Other Northern Europe (58%)
- El Salvador (42%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 8
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 11
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 845
- Irish: 416
- English: 339
- United States or American: 293
- Danish: 201
- Norwegian: 176
- Swedish: 108
- Other groups: 105
- Italian: 75
- Dutch: 74
- French (except Basque): 57
- Scotch-Irish: 48
- Scottish: 41
- European: 16
- Czech: 12
- Welsh: 12
- British: 8
- French Canadian: 7
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Pennsylvania German: 6
- Polish: 6
- Scandinavian: 6
- Hungarian: 5
- Swiss: 5

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- SCHRODER SERVICES, INC. (19TH AND PEARL STREETS in ONAWA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0211, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1100 10TH in ONAWA, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-676987 427
Organizations: WEST MONONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ONAWA POST OFFICE (1017 IOWA in ONAWA, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1984-0004, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE THIS INDUSTRY INCLUDES ALL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.
- BURGESS HEALTH CENTER (1600 DIAMOND STREET in ONAWA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: BURGESS MEM HOSPITAL, BURGESS MEMORIAL HOSP
- CARGILL INC-ONAWA (9TH & EMERALD in ONAWA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
- S & H DRILLING (804 10TH ST in ONAWA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARVID HANSON JR & THOMAS SHOOK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ONAWA CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in ONAWA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF ONAWA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ONAWA - WWTP
- ONAWA SENTINEL (1014 9TH ST in ONAWA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: VERLEE SAWYER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROWER CONSTRUCTION PLANT #4-FORMER SITE (1/2 M E OF HWYS K45 & K42 in ONAWA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ONAWA DEMOCRAT (720 E IOWA AVE in ONAWA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: PREPRESS SERVICES.
- ONAWA MUNIC UTILITY (1035 8TH ST in ONAWA, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Alternative names: ONAWA MUNICIPAL UTILITY
- CARGILL INC (1311 8TH ST in ONAWA, 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: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2697
- Northeast: 42
- Midwest: 641
- South: 60
- West: 133
64% of the 51040 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 3,867. Population change in the 1990s: -205 (-5.3%).
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): 13
| Here: | 3.3% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
| Here: | 25.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- NIEWOHNER CONSTRUCTION INCORPO (412 10TH STREET in ONAWA, IA; small business): $630,194 in 8 contracts from 1999 to 2001
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $347,867; 2001: $-,498; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$250,006 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2000-06-12. Completion date: 2000-06-26.
$227,140 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Taking place in NE. Signed on 1999-12-10. Completion date: 2000-03-08.
$55,685 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 NE. Signed on 1999-12-01. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
$36,082 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2000-05-08. Completion date: 2000-06-07.
- NELSON & ROCK CONTRACTING, INC (23565 HWY K 45 in ONAWA, IA; small business): $122,984 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2004
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $119,984; 2004: $3,000; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$58,275 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Taking place in NE. Signed on 2003-06-25. Completion date: 2003-09-01.
$55,775, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-08. Completion date: 2003-12-01.
$55,775 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Taking place in NE. Signed on 2003-10-08. Completion date: 2003-12-01.
$2,967, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-24. Completion date: 2003-12-01.
- LAMB BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, IN (615 13TH STREET in ONAWA, IA; small business): $-3,060 in 2 contracts in 2002
$0 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Parking Facilities Conservation. Signed on 2002-01-07. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$-3,060, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-07. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-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 (Noninst.)
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96 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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