Housing units in zip code 51503 with a mortgage: 6,590 (758 second mortgage, 979 home equity loan, 754 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,927
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,360
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
19.5%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 51503: Scottswood (A), Island Park (B), Bent Tree Golf Club (C), Chautauqua (D), Gilliatt (E), Westfair Fairground (F), Kanesville Tabernacle and Visitor Center (G), Madison Shoppes (H), Childrens Square USA (I), Bartlett and Company Grain Elevator (J), Sherwood Plaza (K), Mall of the Bluffs (L), Pacific Junction South Bound Rest Area (M), Council Bluffs Public Library (N), Council Bluffs City Hall (O), Council Bluffs Community Hall (P), Council Bluffs Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (Q), Lemen Visitor Center (R), Confederate Air Force Museum (S), RailsWest Railroad Museum (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 51503 include: Hardin Church (A), Council Bluffs Bible Chapel (B), Trinity United Methodist Church (C), Salvation Army Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Saint Peters Church (F), Our Saviors Lutheran Church (G), Grace Presbyterian Church (H), Broadway United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Evan Lloyd Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Ridgewood Cemetery (3), Saint Joseph Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5), Cedar Lawn Cemetery (6), Lewis Township Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 51503 include: Bayliss Park (1), Cook Park (2), Fairmount Park (3), Kinsman Monument (4), Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial (5), Angel of Death Statue (6), Discovery Park (7), Grand Encampment Marker (8), Mormon Battalion Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 958
2000 to 2004: 1,383
1990 to 1999: 2,071
1980 to 1989: 1,028
1970 to 1979: 2,178
1960 to 1969: 1,981
1950 to 1959: 2,445
1940 to 1949: 887
1939 or earlier: 3,273
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 51503:
Less than $10,000: 267
$10,000 to $14,999: 479
$15,000 to $19,999: 378
$20,000 to $24,999: 1,516
$25,000 to $29,999: 196
$30,000 to $34,999: 324
$35,000 to $39,999: 75
$40,000 to $49,999: 160
$50,000 to $59,999: 535
$60,000 to $69,999: 526
$70,000 to $79,999: 562
$80,000 to $89,999: 642
$90,000 to $99,999: 929
$100,000 to $124,999: 1,248
$125,000 to $149,999: 1,571
$150,000 to $174,999: 1,362
$175,000 to $199,999: 1,063
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,144
$250,000 to $299,999: 829
$300,000 to $399,999: 833
$400,000 to $499,999: 635
$500,000 to $749,999: 313
$750,000 to $999,999: 49
$1,000,000 or more: 995
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 51503:
Less than $100: 985
$100 to $149: 2,464
$150 to $199: 724
$200 to $249: 356
$250 to $299: 2,112
$300 to $349: 2,779
$350 to $399: 2,618
$400 to $449: 979
$450 to $499: 1,047
$500 to $549: 1,581
$550 to $599: 2,184
$600 to $649: 2,405
$650 to $699: 1,005
$700 to $749: 1,006
$750 to $799: 951
$800 to $899: 1,041
$900 to $999: 3,054
$1,000 to $1,249: 3,116
$1,250 to $1,499: 4,440
$1,500 to $1,999: 8,160
$2,000 or more: 1,132
No cash rent: 163
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $824,779.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,242
Black or African American householders: $49,849
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $17,803
Asian householders: $167,921
Some other race householders: $96,850
Two or more races householders: $29,482
Hispanic or Latino householders: $172,052
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $157,240
51503:
$157,240
Iowa:
$122,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,947 - $214,733
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $163,489
Here:
$163,489
State:
$152,024
Townhouses or other attached units: $161,794
Here:
$161,794
State:
$157,356
Mobile homes: $29,371
Here:
$29,371
State:
$54,433
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 10,191
One, attached: 711
Two: 2,306
3 or 4: 2,626
5 to 9: 9,439
10 to 19: 10,623
20 to 49: 11,091
50 or more: 6,107
Mobile homes: 269
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 159
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 15,448 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,998 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,004 (16%)
Motorcycle: 176 (1%)
Bicycle: 420 (2%)
Walked: 505 (3%)
Other means: 243 (1%)
Worked at home: 805 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 787
5 to 9 minutes: 3,237
10 to 14 minutes: 3,646
15 to 19 minutes: 3,256
20 to 24 minutes: 2,732
25 to 29 minutes: 1,313
30 to 34 minutes: 2,011
35 to 39 minutes: 376
40 to 44 minutes: 448
45 to 59 minutes: 643
60 to 89 minutes: 1,012
90 or more minutes: 564
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 32,800
In family households: 28,150 (7,364 male householders, 1,916 female householders)
7,556 spouses, 9,662 children (8,946 natural, 288 adopted, 428 stepchildren), 419 grandchildren, 238 brothers or sisters, 124 parents, 254 other relatives, 617 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,650 (1,657 male householders (1,261 living alone)), 2,220 female householders (1,967 living alone)), 773 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,037 (764 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,467 2-persons, 2,109 3-persons, 1,643 4-persons, 846 5-persons, 411 6-persons, 367 7-or-more-persons
5,369 married couples with children.
3,082 single-parent households (1,002 men, 2,080 women).
95.0% of residents of 51503 zip code speak English at home.
78.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% very well, 64% well, 10% not well, 19% not at all).
16.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% very well, 58% well).
25.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 27% well, 23% not well, 10% not at all).
9.4% of residents speak other language at home (15% very well, 84% well, 1% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,709 (4.7%) (33.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.7%
Whole state:
4.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (31%)
Korea (14%)
Philippines (11%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Vietnam (5%)
Germany (5%)
Dominican Republic (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 1,504
1990 to 1999: 617
1980 to 1989: 447
Before 1980: 312
Races in zip code 51503:
White population: 32,758 Black population: 3,225 American Indian population: 3,554 Asian population: 688 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 27,109 Some other race population: 4,342 Two or more races population: 1,236 Hispanic or Latino population: 3,502
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 51503 not listed on the city page:
TITAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 399; Location: 2000 HWY 275, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Grades: 04 - 05)
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: 207 SCOTT ST, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Grades: PK - 06)
GUNN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 1735 NORTH BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Grades: KG - 06)
LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 1603 GRAND AVE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Grades: PK - 06)
PUSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location: 147 15TH AVE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Grades: PK - 06)
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 3601 HIGHWAY 275, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Grades: 03 - 03)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
SEARLE PETROLEUM COMPANY (1701 S 3RD ST in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2001-0207, 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 - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY (825 EAST SOUTH OMAHA BRIDGE ROAD in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: SPECIAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; REFINED PETROLEUM PIPELINES; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Organizations: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COOPERATIVE REFINING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, NATIONAL COOP REFINERY ASSOCIATION
HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1205 N BROADWAY in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1985-0239, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-781476 481 Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: HOOVER HERBERT C ELEM
RODGER W REELFS AND MARY LU REELFS (307 WILDWOOD RD in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2001-0169, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2001-0169, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CON AGRA FROZEN FOODS (1023 SOUTH 4TH STREET in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0348, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-07-1992-0203, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS; FROZEN SPECIALTIES; PACKAGED FROZEN FOODS Business NAICS classification: FROZEN FRUIT, JUICE, AND VEGETABLE MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: CONAGRA FROZEN FOODS, CONAGRA FROZEN FOODS COUNCIL BLUFFS
AMOCO OIL COMPANY (829 EAST SOUTH OMAHA BRIDGE ROAD in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge) 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: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Organizations: BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BP PRODUCTS COUNCIL BLUFFS TER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMOCO OIL CO. COUNCIL BLUFFS, AMOCO (TERMINAL) , BP, BP AMOCO-COUNCIL BLUFFS, BP AMOCO - COUNCIL BLUFFS TERMINAL, BP PRODUCTS COUNCIL BLUFFS TER
ALEGENT HEALTH (800 MERCY DRIVE in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Organizations: BERGEN MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL, MERCY HOSPITAL
PUSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (147 15TH AVE in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-781476 535 Organizations: COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3601 HIGHWAY 275 in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-783645 409 Organizations: LEWIS CENTRAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
COUNCIL BLUFFS CITY OF STP (18238 APPLEWOOD ROAD in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS (CONTACT/OWNER)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, CITY OF MS4 (209 PEARL ST in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CALAVERAS CEMENT COMPANY INC, COUNCIL BLUFFS PUBLIC WORKS DEPT
PACT (2614 HIGHWAY 191 in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-781476 593 Organizations: COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BALLENGER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE (125 PIERCE STREET in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
(Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 51503:
Heartland Inn, 1000 Woodbury Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 , Phone: (712) 322-8400, Fax: (712) 322-4022
Western Inn, 1842 Madison Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 , Phone: (712) 322-4499, Fax: (712) 322-4499
Comfort Suites, 1801 S 35TH St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 , Phone: (712) 323-9760, Fax: (712) 323-6490
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (57%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (11%)
Other fuel (5%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Population in 1990: 30,513. Population change in the 1990s: +3,306 (+10.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,658
Northeast: 277
Midwest: 9,859
South: 787
West: 1,455
57% of the 51503 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,456
Here:
29.0%
Iowa:
10.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 675
Here:
25.3%
Iowa:
7.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 542
Here:
18.9%
Iowa:
27.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
LOFTUS COMFORT CONTROL (1201 LONGVIEW LOOP in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; small business)
$9,670 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2001-09-20. Completion date: 2001-11-18.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1)