Median household income (1999): $46,111
Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,160
| This zip code | $52,160 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 51549, 51560, 51541, 51536, 51533, 51575.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 75.0% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 51525 with a mortgage: 164 (22 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 131
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $817
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $307
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 5
- 1995 to 1998: 20
- 1990 to 1994: 8
- 1980 to 1989: 49
- 1970 to 1979: 33
- 1960 to 1969: 57
- 1950 to 1959: 34
- 1940 to 1949: 19
- 1939 or earlier: 256
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carson, IA (51525): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 5
- 2 bedrooms: 73
- 3 bedrooms: 177
- 4 bedrooms: 83
- 5 or more bedrooms: 24
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 38
- 3 bedrooms: 17
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 51525 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 8
- 1 vehicle: 61
- 2 vehicles: 176
- 3 vehicles: 79
- 4 vehicles: 28
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 3
- 1 vehicle: 33
- 2 vehicles: 32
- 3 vehicles: 7
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 51525:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 19
- $50,000 to $59,999: 19
- $60,000 to $69,999: 26
- $70,000 to $79,999: 23
- $80,000 to $89,999: 22
- $90,000 to $99,999: 33
- $100,000 to $124,999: 66
- $125,000 to $149,999: 26
- $150,000 to $174,999: 23
- $175,000 to $199,999: 2
- $200,000 to $249,999: 2
- $250,000 to $299,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 51525:
- Less than $100: 3
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 2
- $250 to $299: 11
- $300 to $349: 12
- $350 to $399: 10
- $500 to $549: 1
- No cash rent: 16
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,325
- Asian householders: $127,824
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 436
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 3
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 478 (78%)
- Carpooled: 87 (14%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 45 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 34
- 5 to 9 minutes: 59
- 10 to 14 minutes: 76
- 15 to 19 minutes: 49
- 20 to 24 minutes: 17
- 25 to 29 minutes: 11
- 30 to 34 minutes: 108
- 35 to 39 minutes: 36
- 40 to 44 minutes: 73
- 45 to 59 minutes: 88
- 60 to 89 minutes: 12
- 90 or more minutes: 8
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,099
- In family households: 1,000 (284 male householders, 67 female householders)
298 spouses, 324 children (291 natural, 7 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 99 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 67 female householders (62 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 187 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 5 2-persons.
204 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (19 men, 28 women).
96.1% of residents of 51525 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 43% not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 10% well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 29% well).
Foreign born population: 9 (0.8%)
(22.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (56%)
- Vietnam (22%)
- Canada (22%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 426
- English: 148
- Irish: 103
- United States or American: 89
- Other groups: 34
- Swedish: 29
- Italian: 27
- Scotch-Irish: 25
- Danish: 22
- French (except Basque): 19
- Czech: 11
- Norwegian: 11
- Dutch: 7
- European: 5
- Scottish: 5
- Swiss: 5
- French Canadian: 4
- Welsh: 4
- Polish: 3
- Romanian: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (330 PLEASANT ST in CARSON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-785510 172
Organizations: RIVERSIDE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PERFORMANCE WASH (106 HWY 92 ST in CARSON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: RANDY MILLER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: SKANKS REPAIR
- BLUE SPRUCE FEEDLOTS (36488 BEECHNUT ROAD in CARSON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
Organizations: BLUE SPRUCE FEEDLOTS INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CARSON CITY OF STP (127 BROADWAY PO BOX 128 in CARSON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- CARSON FEEDERS, INC. (16983 370TH STREET in CARSON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Alternative names: A.U.I.
- COHRON READY MIX (321 SOUTH OAK STREET in CARSON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: A M COHRON & SON INCORPORATED, LYMAN RICHEY
- PILLING GAS (14802 400TH STREET in CARSON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- RIVERSIDE CSD (330 PLEASANT ST in CARSON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY ENGRS OFF (311 COMMERCIAL in CARSON, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 754
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 220
- South: 34
- West: 72
70% of the 51525 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 1,398. Population change in the 1990s: -304 (-21.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 0.9% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 1.9% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 33.3% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Chiropractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4: 1)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Other Spectator Sports (1-4: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
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