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51503 Zip Code (Council Bluffs, IA) Detailed Profile




City: Council Bluffs, IA (14.23%)
Counties: Pottawattamie County, IA (86.06%), Mills County, IA (13.94%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 37,216
Zip code population in 2010: 36,376
Zip code population in 2000: 33,819

Houses and condos: 16,208
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,855
% of renters here:

32%
State:

28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51503: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 118.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 313 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.5% ($3,792)
Iowa:

1.4% ($2,724)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,835 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,721 (1.6%)

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Males: 18,503  (49.7%)
Females: 18,712  (50.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 51503:

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51503:

  • Never married: 31.0%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

Zip code 51503 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Races in zip code 51503 (2022)
    • 33,64890.4%White
    • 1,5674.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,0922.9%Two or more races
    • 6431.7%Black
    • 1550.4%Asian
    • 580.2%Some other race
    • 270.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
    • 230.06%American Indian
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Urban population: 29,442
Rural population: 7,773

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $246,358
51503:

$246,358
Iowa:

$194,600



According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 73 registered sex offenders living in 51503 zip code as of April 26, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 51503 is 522 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

41.3 years
Iowa median age:

38.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.3 people
Iowa:

2.3 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51503, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $73,916 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$73,916
State:

$71,087

Salary/wage: $61,675 (reported on 81.4% of returns)
Here:

$61,675
State:

$57,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1118.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3386.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5975.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8673.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17461.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 67482.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,633 (reported on 35.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,633
Iowa:

$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs below $25k, 25.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 154.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1374.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,872 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:

$5,872
State:

$5,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.1% for AGIs below $25k, 41.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 164.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 291.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4572.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,925 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:

+$11,925
State:

+$15,243
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs below $25k, 34.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 102.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 225.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 564.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9970.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,592 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:

+$12,592
State:

+$11,763
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.9% for AGIs below $25k, 94.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 291.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 394.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2579.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,841 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
51503:

$20,841
Iowa:

$17,324
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.9% for AGIs below $25k, 122.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 278.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 459.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 800.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4757.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $18,800 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
51503:

$18,800
Iowa:

$22,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 348.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,004 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:

$31,004
State:

$33,775
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $25k, 113.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 253.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 481.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 686.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5172.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $10,735 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:

$10,735
State:

$13,075
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 188.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2480.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,905 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
51503:

$7,905
State:

$7,704
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 19.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 155.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 215.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1040.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,106 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:

$2,106
State:

$2,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $25k, 52.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.1%
Here:

95%
State:

95%
(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 97.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 51503, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,347 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$61,347
State:

$58,860

Salary/wage: $51,098 (reported on 84.1% of returns)
Here:

$51,098
State:

$46,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.6% for AGIs below $25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 48.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,646 (reported on 40.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,646
Iowa:

$1,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,422 (reported on 23.1% of returns)
Here:

$4,422
State:

$4,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,841 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:

+$8,841
State:

+$11,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,340 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:

+$11,340
State:

+$10,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,301 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
51503:

$14,301
Iowa:

$11,773
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $15,311 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
51503:

$15,311
Iowa:

$18,614
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,140 (20% of AGI, reported on 40.0% of returns)
Here:

$21,140
State:

$21,278

Here:

19.9% of AGI
State:

18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,451 (reported on 34.2% of returns)
Here:

$3,451
State:

$4,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,212 (reported on 40.0% of returns)
51503:

$9,212
State:

$8,846
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,120 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:

$2,120
State:

$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.5%
Here:

63%
State:

65%
(% for various income ranges: 53.9% for AGIs below $25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 84.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51503, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $48,030 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$48,030
State:

$43,875

Salary/wage: $43,556 (reported on 84.4% of returns)
Here:

$43,556
State:

$38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.9% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,663 (reported on 51.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,663
Iowa:

$1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,504 (reported on 29.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,504
State:

$2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,078 (reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:

+$5,078
State:

+$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,565 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:

+$9,565
State:

+$8,574
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,943 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
51503:

$2,943
Iowa:

$2,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $11,957 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
Here:

$11,957
Iowa:

$11,928
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,576 (22% of AGI, reported on 41.9% of returns)
Here:

$17,576
State:

$16,976

Here:

21.9% of AGI
State:

20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.7% for AGIs below $10k, 12.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,709 (3% of AGI, reported on 37.5% of returns)
Here:

$2,709
State:

$3,089

Here:

3.2% of AGI
State:

3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,636 (reported on 78.9% of returns)
51503:

$6,636
State:

$6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,554 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:

$1,554
State:

$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.4%
Here:

69%
State:

70%
(% for various income ranges: 54.2% for AGIs below $10k, 69.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$75,015
Iowa:

$69,588
Council Bluffs, IA (51503) map Nearest zip codes: 51501, 51554, 68110, 68005, 68108, 51510.
Council Bluffs Zip Code Map

Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

42.9%
Iowa:

44.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

5.9%
Iowa:

48.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,277
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14,052


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 300 (231 now married, 69 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 7,521 (2,998 now married, 4,524 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 51503 with a mortgage: 6,345 (502 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 418 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 250

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,624
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $653

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

10.0%
Whole state:

11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

5.3%
Whole state:

5.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • 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

    Shopping Center: Woodbury Hills Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location 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

    Lakes: Big Lake (A), Iowa Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Creek: Little Mosquito Creek (A). Display/hide its location 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
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 342020 or later
  • 9562010 to 2019
  • 2,6412000 to 2009
  • 1,7391990 to 1999
  • 9651980 to 1989
  • 2,2621970 to 1979
  • 1,5021960 to 1969
  • 1,4311950 to 1959
  • 5431940 to 1949
  • 3,8691939 or earlier

Zip code 51503 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Council Bluffs, IA (51503)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Council Bluffs, IA (51503)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1321 bedroom
  • 1,6892 bedrooms
  • 5,3993 bedrooms
  • 2,4564 bedrooms
  • 7615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Bluffs, IA (51503)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Bluffs, IA (51503)
  • 398no bedroom
  • 1,2491 bedroom
  • 2,0662 bedrooms
  • 8593 bedrooms
  • 1214 bedrooms
  • 1305+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs, IA (51503) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs, IA (51503) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 292no vehicle
  • 2,2241 vehicle
  • 4,6312 vehicles
  • 2,1093 vehicles
  • 9484 vehicles
  • 2465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs, IA (51503) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs, IA (51503) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 980no vehicle
  • 2,5341 vehicle
  • 1,0652 vehicles
  • 2633 vehicles
  • 294 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles

  • Zip code 51503 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 51503 household income distribution in 2022
  • 677Less than $10,000
  • 490$10,000 to $14,999
  • 579$15,000 to $19,999
  • 456$20,000 to $24,999
  • 643$25,000 to $29,999
  • 867$30,000 to $34,999
  • 476$35,000 to $39,999
  • 468$40,000 to $44,999
  • 375$45,000 to $49,999
  • 1,142$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,417$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,088$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,679$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,173$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,614$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,121$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51503

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51503
  • 55Less than $10,000
  • 50$10,000 to $14,999
  • 16$15,000 to $19,999
  • 7$20,000 to $24,999
  • 29$25,000 to $29,999
  • 16$30,000 to $34,999
  • 5$35,000 to $39,999
  • 26$40,000 to $49,999
  • 103$50,000 to $59,999
  • 80$60,000 to $69,999
  • 158$70,000 to $79,999
  • 142$80,000 to $89,999
  • 185$90,000 to $99,999
  • 557$100,000 to $124,999
  • 551$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,152$150,000 to $174,999
  • 867$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,505$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,424$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,058$300,000 to $399,999
  • 842$400,000 to $499,999
  • 579$500,000 to $749,999
  • 195$750,000 to $999,999
  • 74$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 35$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 44$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51503

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51503
  • 139$150 to $199
  • 59$200 to $249
  • 37$250 to $299
  • 66$300 to $349
  • 98$350 to $399
  • 157$400 to $449
  • 52$450 to $499
  • 216$500 to $549
  • 211$550 to $599
  • 233$600 to $649
  • 329$650 to $699
  • 276$700 to $749
  • 289$750 to $799
  • 477$800 to $899
  • 608$900 to $999
  • 758$1,000 to $1,249
  • 103$1,250 to $1,499
  • 280$1,500 to $1,999
  • 44$2,000 to $2,499
  • 12$2,500 to $2,999
  • 61$3,500 or more
  • 333No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $927.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $143,484.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $244,795
  • Black or African American householders: $78,102
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $27,893
  • Asian householders: $263,093
  • Some other race householders: $151,741
  • Two or more races householders: $46,192
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $269,565

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $246,358
51503:

$246,358
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $167,990 - $364,611

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $292,846
Here:

$292,846
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $245,562
Here:

$245,562
State:

$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $480,867
Here:

$480,867
State:

$243,070

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,266
Here:

$157,266
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $32,839
Here:

$32,839
State:

$51,271
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 51503
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,434
  • One, attached: 470
  • Two: 317
  • 3 or 4: 519
  • 5 to 9: 503
  • 10 to 19: 1,067
  • 20 to 49: 701
  • 50 or more: 885
  • Mobile homes: 267
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Unemployment: 2.4%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 51503

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 51503
  • 80.2%14,654Drove a car alone
  • 5.8%1,056Carpooled
  • 0.2%32Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.1%10Motorcycle
  • 0.2%32Bicycle
  • 2.2%393Walked
  • 1.0%177Other means
  • 10.3%1,874Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51503

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51503
  • 521Less than 5 minutes
  • 2,0825 to 9 minutes
  • 3,15510 to 14 minutes
  • 3,01515 to 19 minutes
  • 2,89620 to 24 minutes
  • 1,36525 to 29 minutes
  • 2,29730 to 34 minutes
  • 29835 to 39 minutes
  • 24240 to 44 minutes
  • 19645 to 59 minutes
  • 13060 to 89 minutes
  • 17090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 37,216
  • Male householders: 7,366 (2,183 living alone), Female householders: 7,962 (2,471 living alone)
  • 7,218 spouses (7,150 opposite-sex spouses), 1,103 unmarried partners, (1,096 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,027 children (9,525 natural, 357 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 784 grandchildren, 180 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 28 foster children, 129 other relatives, 738 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,469 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,839 2-persons, 1,886 3-persons, 1,834 4-persons, 756 5-persons, 240 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 4,653 1-person, 908 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 24 4-persons

4,981 married couples with children.
2,553 single-parent households (480 men, 2,073 women).

96.4% of residents of 51503 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 10% well, 11% not well, 12% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% very well, 25% well, 17% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (22% very well, 78% well).

Foreign born population: 1,073 (2.9%)
(53.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

2.9%
Whole state:

6.0%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 28%Honduras
  • 17%Zimbabwe
  • 7%Thailand
  • 6%Bhutan
  • 5%Sweden
  • 3%Singapore
  • 3%Guatemala
Most common first ancestries reported in 51503
  • 28%German
  • 14%American
  • 13%Irish
  • 10%English
  • 3%Norwegian
  • 3%Danish
  • 2%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 4462010 or later
  • 4612000 to 2009
  • 1991990 to 1999
  • 276Before 1990

Zip code 51503 topographic map

There are 370 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 51503.

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

Zip code 51503 marital status for males
Zip code 51503 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 71.2%Utility gas
  • 21.0%Electricity
  • 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.7%No fuel used

Population in 1990: 30,513. Population change in the 1990s: +3,306 (+10.8%).

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

  • This state: 18,800
  • Northeast: 478
  • Midwest: 13,083
  • South: 1,233
  • West: 1,942

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.

93% of the 51503 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Council Bluffs, IA (51503)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 557
Here:

14.0%
Iowa:

10.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 318
Here:

15.4%
Iowa:

7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 254
Here:

12.3%
Iowa:

23.9%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 85,596Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 83,295Management occupations
  • 80,740Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 80,218Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 72,251Legal occupations
  • 65,764Business and financial operations occupations

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)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 20)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (250-499: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 782 people in college/university student housing
  • 539 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 71 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 68 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 51 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 29 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 16 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 616 people in nursing homes
  • 189 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 88 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 37 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 36 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 11 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 2 people in other group homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 11 full and 12 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED313$134,216334$142,1421,584$158,788191$48,9889$268,082170$86,2005$89,676
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED14$108,54427$166,327129$159,64621$56,1750$05$78,3000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED22$116,58944$146,363381$153,72574$44,4080$017$76,3811$111,760
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN16$121,07730$127,831228$157,15210$100,2550$08$118,9511$159,820
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$101,9724$156,85058$162,4737$48,7410$01$115,1102$70,995
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 11 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED40$128,82365$189,6610$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$185,90315$227,3152$136,160
APPLICATIONS DENIED21$207,00611$309,5310$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN7$130,3968$304,9790$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$175,5002$160,8050$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 51503
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 51503 - Value

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 113. The highest number of reported fires - 214 took place in 2014, and the least - 28 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 51503 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (48.0%), and Structure Fires (29.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 51503
    • 92148.0%Outside Fires
    • 56029.2%Structure Fires
    • 29815.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 1387.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 51503, Iowa

Most common first names in zip code 51503 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary9680.1 years
Robert9075.6 years
John8876.7 years
Helen7584.1 years
William7377.0 years
Dorothy7282.3 years
Donald6872.5 years
James6571.6 years
Richard5971.1 years
Ruth5484.3 years
Most common last names in zip code 51503 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson5279.0 years
Smith4677.2 years
Hansen4079.4 years
Jensen3385.4 years
Brown2975.2 years
Jones2775.5 years
Anderson2785.8 years
Miller2680.9 years
Christensen2477.8 years
Nelson2176.1 years
Businesses in zip code 51503
NameCountNameCount
Aeropostale1New Balance1
AmericInn1Nike6
Arby's1Panera Bread1
Bath & Body Works1Payless1
Blockbuster1Pizza Hut2
Curves1Quiznos1
Dairy Queen1RadioShack1
FedEx2Sears2
Foot Locker1Sprint Nextel1
GNC1Starbucks1
GameStop1Subway4
Goodwill2Taco Bell1
H&R Block2True Value1
Hobby Lobby1U-Haul1
Home Depot1U.S. Cellular1
Hot Topic1UPS8
Jones New York1Vans1
Journeys1Verizon Wireless1
KFC1Victoria's Secret1
Kmart1Village Inn1
Kohl's1Walgreens2
Kroger1YMCA1
McDonald's1
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