52141 Zip Code (Elgin, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,194
Zip code population in 2010: 1,435
Zip code population in 2000: 1,461

Houses and condos: 658
Renter-occupied apartments: 57
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52141: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 83.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $1,521 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,340 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 52141:

• High school or higher: 97.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 52141:

• Never married: 17.4%
• Now married: 65.9%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 9.7%

• 
• • 1,17998.7%White
  • 70.6%Two or more races
  • 50.4%Black
  • 30.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 52141, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,973 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,973
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $45,966 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

Here:	$45,966
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1204.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3888.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6611.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8330.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19655.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,929 (reported on 43.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,929
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 157.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 205.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 495.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,129 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,129
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.5% for AGIs below $25k, 27.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 151.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 430.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,906 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,906
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.8% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 472.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4550.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,885 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,885
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 205.0% for AGIs below $25k, 338.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 277.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 942.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,338 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

52141:	$11,338
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 227.5% for AGIs below $25k, 277.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1030.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,850 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$34,850
State:	$33,775

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 536.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $4,633 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

52141:	$4,633
State:	$7,704

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 173.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,783 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,783
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.3%

Here:	95%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% 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 52141, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,706 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,706
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $38,834 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,834
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.8% for AGIs below $25k, 68.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,903 (reported on 48.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,903
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,450 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$4,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,040 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,040
State:	+$11,802

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,386 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,386
State:	+$10,509

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,217 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

52141:	$5,217
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $17,900 (22% of AGI, reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,900
State:	$21,278

Here:	21.8% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,608 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,608
State:	$4,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,806 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

52141:	$5,806
State:	$8,846

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,970 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,970
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 80.6%

Here:	81%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 73.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52141, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,931 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,931
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $30,827 (reported on 80.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,827
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.9% for AGIs below $10k, 70.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,712 (reported on 62.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,712
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $804 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	$804
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,739 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,739
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,767 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,767
State:	+$8,574

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,966 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

52141:	$2,966
Iowa:	$2,970

Total itemized deductions: $16,461 (27% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,461
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.8% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,767 (4% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,767
State:	$3,089

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,330 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

52141:	$4,330
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,592 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,592
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.8%

Here:	82%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $10k, 77.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 52169, 52135, 52077, 52133, 52142, 52162.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 31
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 499

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (12 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 170 (93 now married, 76 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 52141 with a mortgage: 199 (26 second mortgage, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,211
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $491

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

• Zip code 52141 household income distribution in 2022

• 14Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 44$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $44,999
• 28$45,000 to $49,999
• 69$50,000 to $59,999
• 90$60,000 to $74,999
• 102$75,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$150,000 to $199,999
• 18$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 52141

• 21Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 73$60,000 to $69,999
• 35$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 31$90,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 48$150,000 to $174,999
• 24$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 52141

• 1$100 to $149
• 2$250 to $299
• 12$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 7$550 to $599
• 7$650 to $699
• 2$1,000 to $1,249
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $630.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,118

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,050 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,750 - $171,215

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $237,365

Here:	$237,365
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $66,088

Here:	$66,088
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 567
• One, attached: 3
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 8
• 5 to 9: 13
• Mobile homes: 58

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 52141

• 76.6%412Drove a car alone
• 4.8%26Carpooled
• 1.9%10Walked
• 1.1%6Other means
• 15.6%84Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 52141

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 885 to 9 minutes
• 2110 to 14 minutes
• 5715 to 19 minutes
• 6920 to 24 minutes
• 6325 to 29 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 4645 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,194

• Male householders: 283 (36 living alone), Female householders: 247 (114 living alone)

• 335 spouses (333 opposite-sex spouses), 20 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 264 children (249 natural, 2 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 foster children, 4 other relatives, 38 non-relatives

Size of family households: 245 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 15 2-persons, 4 6-persons

189 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (25 men, 1 women).

99.0% of residents of 52141 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• VALLEY HIGH SCH (23493 CANOE RD in ELGIN, IA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA3338500, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-336591 109
  Organizations: VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTITY) , VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• VALLEY ELEMENTARY (23493 CANOE RD in ELGIN, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-336591 427
  Organizations: VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• VALLEY COOP CO. (1002 MAIN STREET in ELGIN, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: VALLEY COOPERATIVE ELGIN NH3

• VALLEY CSD (23493 CANOE RD in ELGIN, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• TORKELSON MOTORS INC (216 CENTER ST in ELGIN, 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: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 963. Population change in the 1990s: +498 (+51.7%).

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

• This state: 977
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 144
• South: 11
• West: 34

70% of the 52141 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, 50% lived in Iowa.

97% of the 52141 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 5)

Most common first names in zip code 52141 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	15	75.4 years
John	12	78.2 years
Robert	10	70.8 years
Marie	8	83.1 years
Charles	8	79.4 years
Clarence	8	85.0 years
Mary	7	86.3 years
Walter	7	78.9 years
Louis	6	71.0 years
Harold	6	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 52141 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Butikofer	16	82.6 years
Larson	15	72.3 years
Hanson	11	79.7 years
Anderson	10	81.8 years
Schneider	10	80.1 years
Olson	10	81.5 years
Lehman	10	81.9 years
Falb	10	78.3 years
Wenger	9	84.2 years
Torkelson	9	83.1 years