51232 Zip Code (Ashton, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 776
Zip code population in 2010: 875
Zip code population in 2000: 1,017

Houses and condos: 359
Renter-occupied apartments: 67
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51232: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 60.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $798 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,038 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 51232:

• High school or higher: 87.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 0.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51232:

• Never married: 21.2%
• Now married: 62.9%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 10.9%

• 
• • 75697.4%White
  • 121.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 81.0%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51232, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,235 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,235
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $48,884 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$48,884
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1652.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3992.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8357.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11015.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14243.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $988 (reported on 45.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$988
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 21.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 346.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,829 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,829
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,486 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,486
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.0% for AGIs below $25k, 142.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 553.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,675 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,675
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 467.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,233 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

51232:	$5,233
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 392.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,850 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.0% for AGIs below $25k, 61.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 51232, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,249 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,249
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $37,420 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$37,420
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 24.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,167 (reported on 46.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,167
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,650 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,650
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,514 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,514
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$6,833 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,833
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,050 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

51232:	$4,050
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $17,900 (17% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,900
State:	$21,278

Here:	16.8% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,460 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,460
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $6,433 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

51232:	$6,433
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 79.5%

Here:	79%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51232, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,872 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,872
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $28,508 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,508
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.8% for AGIs below $10k, 56.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,495 (reported on 54.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,495
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,218 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,218
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,929 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,929
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$5,368 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,368
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$7,682 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,682
State:	-$74

IRA payment deduction: $3,182 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

51232:	$3,182
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $15,702 (36% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,702
State:	$16,976

Here:	35.8% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,324 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,324
State:	$3,089

Here:	5.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,563 (reported on 75.9% of returns)

51232:	$3,563
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 83.0%

Here:	83%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 64.9% for AGIs below $10k, 85.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 51249, 51244, 51201, 51243, 51248, 51237.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 27
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 314

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 134 (68 now married, 66 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51232 with a mortgage: 102 (13 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $970
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $531

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 51232 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 58$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51232

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 23$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 14$90,000 to $99,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51232

• 1$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 6$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 12$500 to $549
• 2$600 to $649
• 1$700 to $749
• 23$800 to $899
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $975.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,954

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,944 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,090 - $134,830

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $126,414

Here:	$126,414
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 348
• 3 or 4: 1
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 0.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51232

• 78.1%321Drove a car alone
• 9.5%39Carpooled
• 1.0%4Bicycle
• 2.4%10Walked
• 8.0%33Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51232

• 31Less than 5 minutes
• 415 to 9 minutes
• 7510 to 14 minutes
• 7715 to 19 minutes
• 3320 to 24 minutes
• 425 to 29 minutes
• 5130 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 776

• Male householders: 184 (51 living alone), Female householders: 157 (33 living alone)

• 202 spouses (200 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 190 children (158 natural, 6 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

Size of family households: 152 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 83 1-person, 21 2-persons

131 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (2 men, 24 women).

98.7% of residents of 51232 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OTTER CREEK ETHANOL LLC (4970 260TH STREET NORTH in ASHTON, IA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
  Organizations: OTTER CREEK ETHANOL, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: OTTER CREEK ETHANOL, L.L.C.

• ASHTON (4950 260TH STREET in ASHTON, 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

• ASHTON CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in ASHTON, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF ASHTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ASHTON FARMERS COOP (BOX 218 in ASHTON, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: NORTHWEST IOWA COOP

• BOERHAVE PIT (5042 250TH STREET in ASHTON, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Organizations: DONNA BOERHAVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BECKER GRAVEL CO INC

• UNITED FARMERS COOP (310 EAST 3RD STREET in ASHTON, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: ASHTON FARMERS COOP

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 1,090.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 586
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 121
• South: 1
• West: 32

73% of the 51232 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

93% of the 51232 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 98% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51232 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	12	77.7 years
William	12	81.4 years
Harold	8	73.4 years
Mary	8	85.1 years
Elizabeth	6	92.1 years
Louis	6	84.3 years
Margaret	6	87.0 years
Marie	5	94.0 years
Henry	5	84.2 years
Florence	5	67.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 51232 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hatting	10	77.5 years
Lamfers	9	81.6 years
Seivert	9	77.5 years
Klein	8	75.3 years
Johnson	8	85.1 years
Tremmel	8	79.4 years
Klosterman	7	79.7 years
Dries	7	85.7 years
Strouth	7	74.0 years
Thom	7	81.7 years