Median household income (1999): $35,766
Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,518
| This zip code | $39,518 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 52165, 52163, 55939, 52155, 52168, 55965.
Housing units in zip code 52136 with a mortgage: 677 (75 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 721
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $728
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $254
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | 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: 35
- 1995 to 1998: 130
- 1990 to 1994: 66
- 1980 to 1989: 167
- 1970 to 1979: 324
- 1960 to 1969: 241
- 1950 to 1959: 271
- 1940 to 1949: 208
- 1939 or earlier: 1,193
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cresco, IA (52136): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 50
- 2 bedrooms: 393
- 3 bedrooms: 961
- 4 bedrooms: 396
- 5 or more bedrooms: 122
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 99
- 2 bedrooms: 195
- 3 bedrooms: 170
- 4 bedrooms: 44
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 52136 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 98
- 1 vehicle: 465
- 2 vehicles: 767
- 3 vehicles: 417
- 4 vehicles: 159
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 58
- 1 vehicle: 244
- 2 vehicles: 173
- 3 vehicles: 36
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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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 52136:
- Less than $10,000: 12
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 29
- $25,000 to $29,999: 49
- $30,000 to $34,999: 82
- $35,000 to $39,999: 49
- $40,000 to $49,999: 157
- $50,000 to $59,999: 176
- $60,000 to $69,999: 179
- $70,000 to $79,999: 155
- $80,000 to $89,999: 130
- $90,000 to $99,999: 83
- $100,000 to $124,999: 92
- $125,000 to $149,999: 77
- $150,000 to $174,999: 42
- $175,000 to $199,999: 19
- $200,000 to $249,999: 18
- $250,000 to $299,999: 17
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 52136:
- Less than $100: 14
- $100 to $149: 16
- $150 to $199: 39
- $200 to $249: 116
- $250 to $299: 107
- $300 to $349: 55
- $350 to $399: 51
- $400 to $449: 24
- No cash rent: 66
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,100
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,513
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,160
- One, attached: 55
- Two: 102
- 3 or 4: 106
- 5 to 9: 25
- 10 to 19: 30
- 20 to 49: 6
- Mobile homes: 146
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,284 (74%)
- Carpooled: 454 (15%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 132 (4%)
- Other means: 11 (0%)
- Worked at home: 181 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 335
- 5 to 9 minutes: 825
- 10 to 14 minutes: 573
- 15 to 19 minutes: 320
- 20 to 24 minutes: 231
- 25 to 29 minutes: 186
- 30 to 34 minutes: 154
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 34
- 45 to 59 minutes: 59
- 60 to 89 minutes: 76
- 90 or more minutes: 74
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,989
- In family households: 5,026 (1,432 male householders, 201 female householders)
1,427 spouses, 1,843 children (1,674 natural, 54 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 3 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 963 (349 male householders (277 living alone)), 465 female householders (431 living alone)), 149 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 213 (117 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 772 2-persons, 314 3-persons, 350 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 708 1-person, 79 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 8 5-persons.
1,300 married couples with children.
265 single-parent households (69 men, 196 women).
95.9% of residents of 52136 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 9% well, 34% not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 25% well, 7% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 23 (0.4%)
(78.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Korea (61%)
- Russia (17%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
- Netherlands (9%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 3
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 12
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 6
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 1910
- Norwegian: 1018
- Czech: 711
- Irish: 585
- English: 215
- United States or American: 202
- Czechoslovakian: 90
- Italian: 73
- Dutch: 72
- Scotch-Irish: 70
- Other groups: 56
- Swiss: 31
- Swedish: 29
- Polish: 27
- French (except Basque): 24
- Scottish: 18
- Danish: 16
- Welsh: 13
- Pennsylvania German: 10
- Austrian: 8
- Arab:: 5
- Lebanese: 5
- French Canadian: 4
- Russian: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CRESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (1000 SCHRODER DR in CRESCO, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-453029 109
Organizations: HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CRESCO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (1000 4TH AVE EAST in CRESCO, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-453029 209
Organizations: HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1000 4TH AVE EAST in CRESCO, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-453029 409
Organizations: HOWARD-WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DONALDSON CO INC (111 DONALDSON COURT in CRESCO, IA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FANS AND BLOWERS AND AIR PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Organizations: DONALDSON COMPANY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DALY QUARRY (1384 KINGS ROAD in CRESCO, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BRUENING ROCK PROD INC (DALY Q
- HOWARD-WINNESHIEK (1000 SCHRODER in CRESCO, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: HOWARD-WINNESHIEK C S D, HOWARD-WINNESHIEK CSD
- REGN HEALTH SVC OF HOWARD CNTY (235 8TH AVENUE WEST in CRESCO, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; REFUSE SYSTEMS; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: CLOSED FACILITY -- REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOWARD COUNTY, HOWARD COMPANY HOSPITAL, HOWARD COUNTY HOSPITAL, REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HOWARD COUNTY
- CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING OF (606 2ND AVENUE SW in CRESCO, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BUSINESS SERVICES
Alternative names: CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING 0F
- ALLIANT ENERGY (115 SOUTH PARK PLACE in CRESCO, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES
Alternative names: ALLIANT INDL SERV ENERGY APPLICATIONS
- HAWKEYE SANITATION INCORPORATED (128 NORTH ELM STREET in CRESCO, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
- HOWARD CLEANERS INC-FORMER SITE OF (122 2ND AVE W in CRESCO, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CRESCO CITY OF STP (CITY HALL in CRESCO, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF CRESCO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CRESCO STP
- HAWKEYE TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC (24049 HIGHWAY 9 in CRESCO, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Alternative names: HAWKEYE TRI COUNTY ELEC COOP
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4971
- Northeast: 107
- Midwest: 920
- South: 113
- West: 62
64% of the 52136 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 5,785. Population change in the 1990s: +322 (+5.6%).
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): 206
| Here: | 28.0% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 0.7% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 23.8% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- BEAR CREEK ARCHEOLOGY, INC (24091 YELLOW AVENUE in CRESCO, IA; small business): $1,628,853 in 47 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Other Special Studies and Analyses, Data Analyses (other than scientific), Other Professional Services, Archeological/Paleontological Studies, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $91,735; 2001: $188,522; 2002: $328,153; 2003: $80,240; 2004: $79,158; 2005: $786,313; 2006: $74,732.
Biggest contracts:
$149,975 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2001-06-05. Completion date: 2001-08-31.
$139,553 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Data Analyses (other than scientific). Signed on 2005-06-06. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$139,553 with Army for Data Analyses (other than scientific). Signed on 2005-06-06. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$122,772 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Professional Services. Taking place in ND. Signed on 2002-05-24. Completion date: 2002-08-28.
- SUPER 8 (511 2ND AVE SE in CRESCO, IA; small business)
$27,722 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-02-26. Completion date: 2003-03-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 110 people in nursing homes
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 32 people in other group homes
- 27 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in halfway houses
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