51350 Zip Code (Melvin, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 444
Zip code population in 2010: 411
Zip code population in 2000: 483

Houses and condos: 229
Renter-occupied apartments: 41
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51350: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 43.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 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: $630 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $587 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 51350:

• High school or higher: 77.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51350:

• Never married: 35.1%
• Now married: 43.4%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 15.0%

• 
• • 35078.8%White
  • 9020.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51350, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,220 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,220
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $44,938 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,938
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1680.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4332.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3830.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $970 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$970
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,275 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,275
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,567 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,567
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

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

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 150.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 51350, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $51,462 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,462
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $32,178 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$32,178
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.3% for AGIs below $25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 99.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $990 (reported on 47.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$990
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,700 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$767 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$767
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$3,650 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,650
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,350 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

51350:	$4,350
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $15,100 (16% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,100
State:	$21,278

Here:	16.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Taxes paid: $7,967 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

51350:	$7,967
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,067 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 81.0%

Here:	81%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% 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 2004 tax year for zip code 51350, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,045 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,045
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $27,419 (reported on 78.2% of returns)

Here:	$27,419
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.5% for AGIs below $10k, 65.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $984 (reported on 58.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$984
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,323 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,323
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$38 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	+$38
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.5% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,208 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,208
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,861 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,861
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $13,120 (29% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,120
State:	$16,976

Here:	28.6% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,300 (5% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$3,089

Here:	4.9% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,609 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

51350:	$3,609
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,071 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,071
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.4%

Here:	81%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 51354, 51248, 51249, 51345, 51346, 51232.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 11
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 174

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (0 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 62 (16 now married, 46 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51350 with a mortgage: 51 (3 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $977
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $515

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

• Zip code 51350 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 35$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51350

• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51350

• 14$300 to $349
• 15$350 to $399
• 9$400 to $449
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $451.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,733

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $82,405 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,719 - $129,476

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $137,163

Here:	$137,163
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $344,483

Here:	$344,483
State:	$238,767

Mobile homes: $66,297

Here:	$66,297
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 206
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 8
• 5 to 9: 5
• 10 to 19: 3
• Mobile homes: 2

Unemployment: 2.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51350

• 71.3%155Drove a car alone
• 13.3%29Carpooled
• 8.3%18Walked
• 5.5%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51350

• 27Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 4015 to 19 minutes
• 1520 to 24 minutes
• 1725 to 29 minutes
• 5330 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 1040 to 44 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 444

• Male householders: 96 (49 living alone), Female householders: 90 (30 living alone)

• 72 spouses (72 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 159 children (158 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 5 2-persons

54 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (5 men, 74 women).

78.6% of residents of 51350 zip code speak English at home.
18.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 5% well, 9% not well, 8% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SIOUXLAND FARMER COOP (710 1ST AVE in MELVIN, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• SANBORN COOP GRAIN (275 MAIN STREET in MELVIN, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: SIOUXLAND FARMERS CO-OP, SIOUXLAND FARMERS COOP, SIOUXLAND FARMERS COOP ASSOCIATION MELVIN NH3, SIOUXLAND FARMERS COOPERATIVE (FS) MELVIN NH3

• C-D FARM SERVICE (2544 SORRELL AVENUE in MELVIN, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%

Population in 1990: 395. Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+22.3%).

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

• This state: 287
• Midwest: 121
• South: 4
• West: 11

83% of the 51350 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

90% of the 51350 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Fine Arts Schools (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51350 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Henry	10	80.1 years
George	6	86.2 years
Otto	6	76.7 years
Harold	5	74.2 years
Arthur	5	77.0 years
Grace	5	90.4 years
Clarence	4	81.7 years
Helen	4	85.0 years
Albert	3	72.7 years
Ida	3	90.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 51350 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Graves	12	86.9 years
Benz	12	83.6 years
Knock	7	79.4 years
Klatt	6	77.2 years
Brandt	5	69.2 years
Jobes	5	80.4 years
Mohlenkamp	5	72.0 years
Riecks	5	76.8 years
Dickman	4	86.8 years
Griese	4	80.0 years

Businesses in zip code 51350

• La-Z-Boy: 1