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City: Scranton, IA
Greene County, IA
Zip code population (2000): 1,228
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,064



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Houses and condos: 579
Renter-occupied apartments: 140
% of renters here:  27%
State:  28%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 51462: 73.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 111.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.0% ($387)
Iowa:  1.8% ($1,077)

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Males: 628  (51.1%)
Females: 600  (48.9%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $72,521
51462:  $72,521
Iowa:  $117,900


According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 51462 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51462, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,064 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $31,064
State:  $43,875

Salary/wage: $26,081 (reported on 83.6% of returns)
Here:  $26,081
State:  $38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 212.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,944 (reported on 47.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,944
Iowa:  $1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,222 (reported on 31.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,222
State:  $2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$412 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:  +$412
State:  +$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,688 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:  +$3,688
State:  +$8,574

IRA payment deduction: $3,643 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
51462:  $3,643
Iowa:  $2,970

Total itemized deductions: $13,721 (2% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:  $13,721
State:  $16,976
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,672 (5.8% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:  $2,672
Iowa:  $3,089

Here:  5.8% of AGI
State:  3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,357 (reported on 77.3% of returns)
51462:  $3,357
State:  $6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,595 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,595
State:  $1,540
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 85.0%
Here:  85%
State:  70%
(% for various income ranges: 84.0% for AGIs below $10k, 85.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,195
This zip code:  $36,195
Iowa:  $47,292
Scranton, IA (51462) map

Nearest zip codes: 51459, 50050, 51443, 50029, 50129, 50058.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  68.0%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 51462 with a mortgage: 146 (19 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 143


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $754

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  11.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.7%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  6.2
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemetery: Dillavou Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in zip code 51462 include: Hyde County Park (1), Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Area - West Unit (2), Hobart Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Ralston Post Office (A), Scranton Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1980 to 1989: 12
  • 1970 to 1979: 59
  • 1960 to 1969: 42
  • 1950 to 1959: 56
  • 1940 to 1949: 63
  • 1939 or earlier: 357



Zip code 51462 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Scranton, IA (51462):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 97
  • 3 bedrooms: 187
  • 4 bedrooms: 68
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 31


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 19
  • 2 bedrooms: 29
  • 3 bedrooms: 69
  • 4 bedrooms: 21
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2



Vehicles available in 51462 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 14
  • 1 vehicle: 115
  • 2 vehicles: 130
  • 3 vehicles: 85
  • 4 vehicles: 23
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 19
  • 1 vehicle: 26
  • 2 vehicles: 50
  • 3 vehicles: 40
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 51462 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 51462 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 51462:

  • Less than $10,000: 8
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 9
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 12
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 13
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 14
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 16
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 26
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 30
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 28
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 20
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 18
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 16
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 36
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 36
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 14
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 6
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 2
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 10
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 7
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 3
  • $1,000,000 or more: 3
 



51462 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 51462:

  • Less than $100: 4
  • $100 to $149: 6
  • $150 to $199: 12
  • $200 to $249: 15
  • $250 to $299: 10
  • $300 to $349: 7
  • $350 to $399: 6
  • No cash rent: 16
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $32,311.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,622
  • Some other race householders: $25,130
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $25,130

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,836 (it was $50,500 in 2000)
51462:  $74,836
Iowa:  $117,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,432 - $81,267

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $120,162
Here:  $120,162
State:  $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $32,606
Here:  $32,606
State:  $158,666

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,348
Here:  $29,348
State:  $127,528

Mobile homes: $30,357
Here:  $30,357
State:  $29,315


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 567
  • One, attached: 4
  • 3 or 4: 13
  • 5 to 9: 4
  • Mobile homes: 13
51462 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 401 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 66 (12%)
  • Walked: 31 (6%)
  • Other means: 5 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 38 (7%)
 

51462 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 64
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 102
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 54
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 96
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 63
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 14
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 21
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 18
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 18
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 28
  • 90 or more minutes: 25
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.7%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,215

  • In family households: 1,031 (324 male householders, 28 female householders)
    306 spouses, 351 children (312 natural, 8 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 184 (107 male householders (94 living alone)), 62 female householders (59 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 153 1-person, 16 2-persons.

251 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (22 men, 23 women).

96.0% of residents of 51462 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 44% well, 6% not well, 6% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).

Foreign born population: 27 (2.2%)
(33.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (67%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Poland (7%)
  • Australia (7%)
  • Chile (7%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 9
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 11
  • 1980 to 1984: 1
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 6

White population: 1,201
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 16
Two or more races population: 6

Zip code 51462 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 336
 English: 115
 United States or American: 102
 Irish: 80
 Other groups: 41
 Danish: 37
 Dutch: 16
 Norwegian: 15
 Scottish: 14
 French (except Basque): 13
 Swedish: 13
 Czech: 12
 Scotch-Irish: 10
 Swiss: 7
 Russian: 4
 Pennsylvania German: 3
 Italian: 2
 Welsh: 2
 Austrian: 1



Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (900 MADISON in SCRANTON, IA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-373195 427
    Organizations: JEFFERSON-SCRANTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • SCRANTON CITY OF STP (1006 MAIN PO BOX 428 in SCRANTON, IA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Organizations: CITY OF SCRANTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: SCRANTON, CITY OF
  • SCRANTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS (900 MADISON in SCRANTON, IA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: SCRANTON CONS SCHOOL DIST, SCRANTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST
  • SCRANTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY (101 STATE STREET in SCRANTON, IA)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    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))
    Business SIC classification: PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDINGS AND COMPONENTS; FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES
    Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: SCRANTON MANUFACTURIJNG COMPANY INC
  • SCRANTON F.ELEV.COOP (MAIN STREET in SCRANTON, IA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  • P & M PIT (1264 CO RD E57 in SCRANTON, IA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
    Organizations: PAUL & MARY KLOCKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BECKER GRAVEL CO INC


Median worth of mobile homes: $39,552

Zip code 51462 marital status for males
Zip code 51462 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


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

  • This state: 991
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 127
  • South: 51
  • West: 13

72% of the 51462 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.

Population in 1990: 814. Population change in the 1990s: +414 (+50.9%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
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: 2
Here:  8.0%
Iowa:  25.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • DONALD TAGUE (2246 E AVE in SCRANTON, IA; small business): $35,646 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
    $12,222 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-01-20. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
    $11,712 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
    $11,712 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2006-03-31.


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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Mining: All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining (5-9: 1)
  • Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (5-9: 1)

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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)


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