51531 Zip Code (Elk Horn, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 786
Zip code population in 2010: 914
Zip code population in 2000: 929

Houses and condos: 364
Renter-occupied apartments: 79
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51531: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,511 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,993 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 51531:

• High school or higher: 95.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51531:

• Never married: 15.6%
• Now married: 56.9%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 13.2%
• Divorced: 11.8%

• 
• • 73493.4%White
  • 283.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 121.5%Some other race
  • 70.9%American Indian
  • 50.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51531, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,938 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,938
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $50,289 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

Here:	$50,289
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1066.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3441.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8393.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6370.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,450 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,450
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.7% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,827 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,827
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 343.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,788 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,788
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,433 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,433
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 241.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 323.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,350 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

51531:	$8,350
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 451.7% for AGIs below $25k, 766.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,375 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,375
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.9%

Here:	92%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 51531, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,013 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,013
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $36,981 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,981
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $25k, 63.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,694 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,694
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,831 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,831
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$100 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$6,950 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,950
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,833 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

51531:	$7,833
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $17,425 (24% of AGI, reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,425
State:	$21,278

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,790 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,790
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,650 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

51531:	$5,650
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,825 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,825
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 82.1%

Here:	82%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51531, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,406 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,406
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $30,740 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,740
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $10k, 54.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,217 (reported on 52.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,217
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $648 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

Here:	$648
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,224 (reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,224
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,635 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,635
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,786 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

51531:	$3,786
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $14,255 (25% of AGI, reported on 28.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,255
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,000 (3% of AGI, reported on 26.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$3,089

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,786 (reported on 74.3% of returns)

51531:	$3,786
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,667 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,667
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 87.3%

Here:	87%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $10k, 83.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 51543, 51552, 51577, 51447, 50042, 50022.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 318

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 134 (89 now married, 45 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51531 with a mortgage: 145 (13 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,160
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $522

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 51531 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 19$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 54$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51531

• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 44$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$400,000 to $499,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51531

• 3$150 to $199
• 2$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 11$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 10$600 to $649
• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 34No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $585.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $142,607

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $154,094 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,688 - $232,512

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $180,553

Here:	$180,553
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $230,475

Here:	$230,475
State:	$238,767

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 333
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 6
• 3 or 4: 13

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51531

• 72.1%264Drove a car alone
• 1.4%5Carpooled
• 0.3%1Ferryboat
• 11.5%42Walked
• 0.8%3Other means
• 13.4%49Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51531

• 32Less than 5 minutes
• 395 to 9 minutes
• 3710 to 14 minutes
• 2415 to 19 minutes
• 8720 to 24 minutes
• 3425 to 29 minutes
• 3130 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 845 to 59 minutes
• 1560 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 786

• Male householders: 160 (48 living alone), Female householders: 157 (62 living alone)

• 176 spouses (176 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 194 children (178 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 69 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 8 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 3-persons

182 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 women).

99.2% of residents of 51531 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AT&T (RTE 173, 3 MI S OF TOWN in ELK HORN, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• PELGAS FARM CENTER (1010 NORTHEAST FIRST STREET in ELK HORN, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: PELGAS FARM CENTER INC ELKHORN

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 990.

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

• This state: 567
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 100
• South: 34
• West: 67

62% of the 51531 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

93% of the 51531 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Testing Laboratories (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51531 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Anna	25	86.8 years
John	14	84.5 years
Hans	13	83.1 years
Chris	12	85.3 years
Jens	10	83.9 years
Peter	10	84.5 years
Emma	8	90.2 years
Martha	7	86.0 years
Marie	7	84.5 years
Clara	7	86.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 51531 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Petersen	41	82.7 years
Hansen	36	84.9 years
Christensen	34	83.1 years
Jensen	30	86.1 years
Nelson	25	84.9 years
Andersen	20	83.9 years
Lange	14	79.9 years
Nielsen	14	87.4 years
Larsen	14	81.1 years
Johnson	13	81.6 years

Businesses in zip code 51531

• AmericInn: 1