Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,182
| This zip code: | $40,182 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 51441, 51520, 51465, 51528, 51461, 51454.
Housing units in zip code 51442 with a mortgage: 996 (69 second mortgage, 140 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 732
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,016
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $346
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 14.9% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.8 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 28
- 1995 to 1998: 75
- 1990 to 1994: 84
- 1980 to 1989: 389
- 1970 to 1979: 657
- 1960 to 1969: 496
- 1950 to 1959: 411
- 1940 to 1949: 247
- 1939 or earlier: 1,083
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Denison, IA (51442): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 73
- 2 bedrooms: 414
- 3 bedrooms: 930
- 4 bedrooms: 655
- 5 or more bedrooms: 101
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 23
- 1 bedrooms: 347
- 2 bedrooms: 397
- 3 bedrooms: 191
- 4 bedrooms: 82
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 51442 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 97
- 1 vehicle: 376
- 2 vehicles: 1,127
- 3 vehicles: 469
- 4 vehicles: 95
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 205
- 1 vehicle: 488
- 2 vehicles: 299
- 3 vehicles: 45
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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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 51442:
- Less than $10,000: 52
- $10,000 to $14,999: 24
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 13
- $30,000 to $34,999: 33
- $35,000 to $39,999: 38
- $40,000 to $49,999: 70
- $50,000 to $59,999: 118
- $60,000 to $69,999: 125
- $70,000 to $79,999: 161
- $80,000 to $89,999: 163
- $90,000 to $99,999: 154
- $100,000 to $124,999: 488
- $125,000 to $149,999: 242
- $150,000 to $174,999: 71
- $175,000 to $199,999: 109
- $200,000 to $249,999: 139
- $250,000 to $299,999: 42
- $300,000 to $399,999: 57
- $400,000 to $499,999: 12
- $500,000 to $749,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 51442:
- Less than $100: 33
- $100 to $149: 32
- $150 to $199: 58
- $200 to $249: 57
- $250 to $299: 95
- $300 to $349: 205
- $350 to $399: 142
- $400 to $449: 55
- $450 to $499: 40
- $550 to $599: 46
- No cash rent: 24
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $83,721.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,698
- Some other race householders: $78,408
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $80,849
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,826 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
| 51442: | $103,826 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,203 - $130,132
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $118,240| Here: | $118,240 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $187,921| Here: | $187,921 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $112,280| Here: | $112,280 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,429| Here: | $65,429 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,881| Here: | $104,881 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $5,205| Here: | $5,205 | | State: | $29,315 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,515
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 125
- 3 or 4: 136
- 5 to 9: 139
- 10 to 19: 103
- 20 to 49: 130
- 50 or more: 49
- Mobile homes: 234

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,291 (77%)
- Carpooled: 708 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Taxi: 3 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 87 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (0%)
- Worked at home: 161 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 455
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1579
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1075
- 15 to 19 minutes: 448
- 20 to 24 minutes: 116
- 25 to 29 minutes: 66
- 30 to 34 minutes: 107
- 35 to 39 minutes: 29
- 40 to 44 minutes: 49
- 45 to 59 minutes: 42
- 60 to 89 minutes: 103
- 90 or more minutes: 41
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 8,311
- In family households: 7,187 (1,885 male householders, 369 female householders)
1,838 spouses, 2,340 children (2,101 natural, 53 adopted, 186 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 203 other relatives, 300 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,124 (429 male householders (342 living alone)), 567 female householders (534 living alone)), 128 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 582 (275 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,020 2-persons, 431 3-persons, 408 4-persons, 219 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 876 1-person, 112 2-persons, 8 3-persons.
1,592 married couples with children.
449 single-parent households (121 men, 328 women).
83.7% of residents of 51442 zip code speak English at home.
15.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% very well, 25% well, 30% not well, 16% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 6% well, 11% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 935 (10.5%)
(14.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 10.5% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (70%)
- El Salvador (19%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Germany (2%)
- Bolivia (1%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1%)
- Other Northern Africa (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 518
- 1990 to 1994: 194
- 1985 to 1989: 145
- 1980 to 1984: 7
- 1975 to 1979: 24
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 36
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White population: 7,873
Black population: 122
American Indian population: 33
Asian population: 67
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 700
Two or more races population: 88

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 3415 |
|  Other groups: 1373 |
|  United States or American: 708 |
|  Irish: 553 |
|  Danish: 288 |
|  English: 257 |
|  Swedish: 217 |
|  Norwegian: 156 |
|  Italian: 110 |
|  Dutch: 106 |
|  Polish: 53 |
|  French (except Basque): 45 |
|  Swiss: 33 |
|  Scottish: 30 |
|  Lithuanian: 25 |
|  British: 24 |
|  Czech: 21 |
|  French Canadian: 13 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 12 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 11 |
|  Celtic: 10 |
|  Belgian: 9 |
|  Yugoslavian: 9 |
|  Finnish: 8 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 8 |
|  Sudanese: 8 |
|  European: 8 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Russian: 7 |
|  Albanian: 5 |
|  Welsh: 1 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- TYSON FRESH MEATS INC DENISON PLANT (2490 LINCOLN WAY in DENISON, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1985-0292, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1999-0051, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1999-0051, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA2424108, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS; ANIMAL AND MARINE FATS AND OILS
Organizations: IBP, INC. (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, IBP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, TYSON FRESH MEATS HEADQUARTERS (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTITY)
Alternative names: IOWA BEEF PROCESSORS INC-DENISON, IBP INC, IBP, INC. - DENISON
- DENISON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (819 NORTH 16TH STREET in DENISON, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1987-0143, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-241701 109
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: DENISON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: DENISON C S D, DENISON COM SCH DIST, DENISON CSD, DENISON HIGH SCHOOL
- DENISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (38 N 20TH ST in DENISON, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-241701 418
Organizations: DENISON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (1515 E BROADWAY in DENISON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-241701 209
Organizations: DENISON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PREMIUM PROTEIN PRODUCTS (710 HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH in DENISON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS; SAUSAGES AND OTHER PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS
Organizations: SCHROEDER & ASSOCIATES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ASE DELI/FOOD SERVICE, CUSTOM RIBS COMPANY, CUSTOM RIBS COMPANY (FORMERLY SCHROEDER), SCHROEDER & ASSOCIATES
- AMAIZING ENERGY (2404 W HWY 30 in DENISON, 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: DISTILLED AND BLENDED LIQUORS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SPECIAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Organizations: AMAIZING ENERGY, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMAIZING ENERGY COOPERATIVE LLC, AMAIZING ENERGY, LLC
- DENISON POST OFFICE (102 N MAIN in DENISON, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1984-0004, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DOCTORS OF MEDICINE
- DENISON CITY OF WTP (14 SOUTH 5TH STREET, HIGHWAY 59 in DENISON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: DENISON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DENISON WATER SUPPLY, DENISON WATER TREATMENT PLANT, DENISON-WTP-LIME SLUDGE DISCHA
- CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2020 1ST AVENUE SOUTH in DENISON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- DENISON CLEANERS INC-FORMER SITE OF (36 S MAIN ST in DENISON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JOHN E SCHNEIDER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ST ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL (1012 2ND AVE SOUTH in DENISON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-FORMER SITE OF (1319 7TH AVE S in DENISON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MARVIN JESCHKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMERICAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC (708 5TH AVE S in DENISON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 51442
- Best Western Denison's Inn, 502 Boyer Vly Rd, Denison, IA 51442, Phone: (712) 263-5081
- Days Inn, 315 Chamberlin Dr, Denison, IA 51442, Phone: (712) 263-2500
- Ho Hum Motel, Hwy 30 W, Denison, IA 51442, Phone: (712) 263-3843
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 51442
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,546
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 (61%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6154
- Northeast: 43
- Midwest: 1286
- South: 202
- West: 239
58% of the 51442 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.
Population in 1990: 8,507. Population change in the 1990s: +377 (+4.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169
| Here: | 16.4% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
| Here: | 9.3% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
| Here: | 15.4% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WESTERN IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE (809 HIGHWAY 39 NORTH in DENISON, IA; small business): $132,352 in 11 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- EPG Facilities - Other, Including Transmission, Electric Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $77,750; 2002: $-17,072; 2003: $0; 2004: $46,274; 2005: $25,400; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$77,750 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- EPG Facilities - Other, Including Transmission. Signed on 2001-06-21. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
$20,000 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2005-10-14. Completion date: 2005-10-12.
$15,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Electric Services. Signed on 2004-11-22. Completion date: 2004-11-08.
$15,000 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2004-11-22. Completion date: 2004-11-08.
- R L CRAFT ROOFING COMPANY (2509 HWY 30 E in DENISON, IA; small business)
$13,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Open Storage Facilities. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-11-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
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
- 276 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 202 people in nursing homes
- 53 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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