Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,452
| This zip code: | $42,452 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 51333, 51343, 51357, 51341, 51338, 51351.
Housing units in zip code 51301 with a mortgage: 1,871 (148 second mortgage, 261 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,232
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $946
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 51301 include: Ninth Street Baptist Church (A), Bethany Lutheran Church (B), Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall (C), Living Word Church (D), Grace United Methodist Church (E), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (F), Christ the King Lutheran Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 51301 include: Reiter Wildlife Area (1), West Leach Park (2), Westview Park (3), C Earl Page Park (4), Cardinal Field (5), Yellowthroat Wildlife Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Fostoria Post Office (A), Spencer Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 138
- 1995 to 1998: 139
- 1990 to 1994: 241
- 1980 to 1989: 316
- 1970 to 1979: 1,020
- 1960 to 1969: 865
- 1950 to 1959: 994
- 1940 to 1949: 623
- 1939 or earlier: 1,438
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Spencer, IA (51301): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 105
- 2 bedrooms: 663
- 3 bedrooms: 1,917
- 4 bedrooms: 816
- 5 or more bedrooms: 139
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 79
- 1 bedrooms: 608
- 2 bedrooms: 775
- 3 bedrooms: 277
- 4 bedrooms: 42
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 51301 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 202
- 1 vehicle: 949
- 2 vehicles: 1,618
- 3 vehicles: 617
- 4 vehicles: 189
- 5 or more vehicles: 65
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 266
- 1 vehicle: 921
- 2 vehicles: 481
- 3 vehicles: 99
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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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 51301:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 37
- $20,000 to $24,999: 32
- $25,000 to $29,999: 29
- $30,000 to $34,999: 28
- $35,000 to $39,999: 37
- $40,000 to $49,999: 112
- $50,000 to $59,999: 125
- $60,000 to $69,999: 184
- $70,000 to $79,999: 205
- $80,000 to $89,999: 233
- $90,000 to $99,999: 271
- $100,000 to $124,999: 691
- $125,000 to $149,999: 501
- $150,000 to $174,999: 276
- $175,000 to $199,999: 167
- $200,000 to $249,999: 232
- $250,000 to $299,999: 103
- $300,000 to $399,999: 123
- $400,000 to $499,999: 51
- $500,000 to $749,999: 36
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 22
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 51301:
- Less than $100: 30
- $100 to $149: 44
- $150 to $199: 87
- $200 to $249: 156
- $250 to $299: 142
- $300 to $349: 228
- $350 to $399: 307
- $400 to $449: 203
- $450 to $499: 65
- $500 to $549: 38
- $550 to $599: 33
- $600 to $649: 10
- $750 to $799: 6
- $1,500 to $1,999: 24
- No cash rent: 72
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $88,173.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,176
- Black or African American householders: $122,064
- Asian householders: $82,860
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $502,618
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,108 (it was $80,900 in 2000)
| 51301: | $115,108 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,660 - $153,685
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $147,076| Here: | $147,076 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $93,165| Here: | $93,165 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $107,944| Here: | $107,944 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,061| Here: | $85,061 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $31,703| Here: | $31,703 | | State: | $29,315 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,088
- One, attached: 129
- Two: 192
- 3 or 4: 365
- 5 to 9: 370
- 10 to 19: 138
- 20 to 49: 171
- 50 or more: 140
- Mobile homes: 181

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,534 (82%)
- Carpooled: 644 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
- Taxi: 22 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
- Bicycle: 33 (0%)
- Walked: 204 (3%)
- Other means: 47 (1%)
- Worked at home: 200 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 844
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2306
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1775
- 15 to 19 minutes: 537
- 20 to 24 minutes: 349
- 25 to 29 minutes: 159
- 30 to 34 minutes: 318
- 35 to 39 minutes: 39
- 40 to 44 minutes: 18
- 45 to 59 minutes: 92
- 60 to 89 minutes: 41
- 90 or more minutes: 50
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,562
- In family households: 10,429 (2,938 male householders, 641 female householders)
2,916 spouses, 3,464 children (3,202 natural, 140 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 89 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 57 other relatives, 233 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,133 (720 male householders (604 living alone)), 1,166 female householders (1,107 living alone)), 247 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 295 (287 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,742 2-persons, 761 3-persons, 707 4-persons, 291 5-persons, 52 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,711 1-person, 144 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
2,289 married couples with children.
660 single-parent households (166 men, 494 women).
95.9% of residents of 51301 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 28% well, 20% not well, 8% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 19% well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% very well, 27% well, 16% not well).
Foreign born population: 292 (2.3%)
(38.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (28%)
- Guatemala (11%)
- Laos (10%)
- Germany (10%)
- Thailand (9%)
- Korea (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 116
- 1990 to 1994: 40
- 1985 to 1989: 49
- 1980 to 1984: 11
- 1975 to 1979: 32
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 34
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White population: 12,583
Black population: 28
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 135
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 40
Two or more races population: 79

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 4366 |
|  Norwegian: 968 |
|  Irish: 726 |
|  United States or American: 674 |
|  Dutch: 582 |
|  English: 549 |
|  Danish: 461 |
|  Swedish: 377 |
|  Other groups: 368 |
|  French (except Basque): 190 |
|  European: 183 |
|  Italian: 167 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 133 |
|  Czech: 126 |
|  Scottish: 105 |
|  French Canadian: 71 |
|  Welsh: 56 |
|  Belgian: 48 |
|  Greek: 43 |
|  Northern European: 40 |
|  Swiss: 34 |
|  Polish: 27 |
|  Scandinavian: 21 |
|  Lithuanian: 18 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 17 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 17 |
|  Russian: 16 |
|  British: 15 |
|  Hungarian: 8 |
|  Luxemburger: 7 |
|  Romanian: 6 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4 |
|  Jamaican: 4 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CORN BELT POWER COOPERATIVE (3365 165TH AVENUE in SPENCER, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES
Organizations: CORN BELT POWER COOPERATIVE-WI (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CORN BELT POWER COOPERATIVE -- EARL F WISDOM, CORN BELT POWER COOPERATIVE-WI, CORN BELT POWER COOP-WISDOM GEN STATION, CORN BELT POWER earl f WISDOM GENERATING STATION, CORN BELT POWER - WISDOM GENERATING STATION, EARL F WISDOM, WISDOM GENERATING STATION, WISDOM STEAM PLANT - CORN BELT
- CF INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (3425 180TH AVENUE in SPENCER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1997-0090, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; FARM SUPPLIES
Alternative names: CF INDUSTRIES INC-SPENCER TERMINAL
- HURST SALVAGE (4019 4TH AVENUE WEST in SPENCER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2003-0088, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
- SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL (800 E 3RD ST in SPENCER, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-216102 109
Organizations: SPENCER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SPENCER, CITY OF STP (400 10TH AVE SE in SPENCER, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: SPENCER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
- SPENCER MIDDLE SCHOOL (104 E 4TH ST in SPENCER, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-216102 209
Organizations: SPENCER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- QUALITY REFRIGERATED SERVICES (225 W 21 ST HWY 71 N in SPENCER, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1999-0031, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: PACKAGED FROZEN FOODS
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (712 GRAND AVENUE in SPENCER, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; COMBINATION UTILITIES
Alternative names: SPENCER MUNIC UTIL, SPENCER MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY
- ARNOLD MOTOR (615 SOUTH GRAND in SPENCER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY
- NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - SPENCER TBS (3501 W MILWAUKEE ST in SPENCER, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- SIEH PIT (2745 HWY 18 in SPENCER, 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
- HOLIDAY STATION STORE (805 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE in SPENCER, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SPENCER OIL CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: HOLIDAY STATIONSTORE #91
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (1200 1ST AVENUE EAST in SPENCER, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; REFUSE SYSTEMS; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS.
Alternative names: SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSP INCINERATOR
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,567
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 (69%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9484
- Northeast: 92
- Midwest: 2209
- South: 251
- West: 502
58% of the 51301 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 12,101. Population change in the 1990s: +784 (+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): 165
| Here: | 12.3% | | 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: 36
| Here: | 9.8% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SPENCER, IA):
- ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY (601 1ST AVE SW; small business): $791,731 in 17 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Diesel Engines and Components, Miscellaneous Engines and Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Engine Accessories, Miscellaneous Engine Accessories, Nonaircraft, and more by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $210,341; 2003: $232,135; 2004: $204,506; 2005: $130,136; 2006: $14,613.
Biggest contracts:
$94,229 with Army for Diesel Engines and Components. Signed on 2003-05-13. Completion date: 2003-05-28.
$84,563 with Army for Miscellaneous Engines and Components. Signed on 2002-04-08. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
$77,378 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Engine Accessories. Signed on 2002-11-13. Completion date: 2002-11-22.
$69,846, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-23. Completion date: 2004-02-20.
- DR GREG LILLIE (115 W 14TH ST; small business): $602,978 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2006
$248,890 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2006-07-11. Effective on 2006-09-22. Completion date: 2007-08-21.
$119,037, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$119,037, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2005-09-21.
$116,014, same as above. Signed on 2003-08-25. Completion date: 2004-09-21.
- TECTON INDUSTRIES, INC (1105 EAST MILWAUKEE STREET; small business)
$100,293 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2003-01-17. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
- VANDER HAAG'S INC (3809 4TH AVE W; small business): $20,431 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$10,250 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Vehicular Equipment Components. Taking place in NE. Signed on 2004-03-11. Completion date: 2004-04-10.
$10,181 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Taking place in SD. Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2006-04-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
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
- 240 people in nursing homes
- 31 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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