Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,439
| This zip code: | $40,439 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 52162, 52140, 52170, 52156, 52159, 52133.
Housing units in zip code 52172 with a mortgage: 693 (59 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 576
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $910
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $333
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.2% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 6
- 1995 to 1998: 152
- 1990 to 1994: 179
- 1980 to 1989: 200
- 1970 to 1979: 387
- 1960 to 1969: 282
- 1950 to 1959: 243
- 1940 to 1949: 110
- 1939 or earlier: 1,098
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Waukon, IA (52172): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 39
- 2 bedrooms: 407
- 3 bedrooms: 862
- 4 bedrooms: 436
- 5 or more bedrooms: 66
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 230
- 2 bedrooms: 197
- 3 bedrooms: 156
- 4 bedrooms: 81
- 5 or more bedrooms: 19
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Vehicles available in 52172 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 91
- 1 vehicle: 418
- 2 vehicles: 753
- 3 vehicles: 419
- 4 vehicles: 94
- 5 or more vehicles: 35
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 115
- 1 vehicle: 267
- 2 vehicles: 209
- 3 vehicles: 85
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 52172:
- Less than $10,000: 49
- $10,000 to $14,999: 23
- $15,000 to $19,999: 15
- $20,000 to $24,999: 18
- $25,000 to $29,999: 20
- $30,000 to $34,999: 22
- $35,000 to $39,999: 39
- $40,000 to $49,999: 82
- $50,000 to $59,999: 78
- $60,000 to $69,999: 100
- $70,000 to $79,999: 108
- $80,000 to $89,999: 119
- $90,000 to $99,999: 133
- $100,000 to $124,999: 272
- $125,000 to $149,999: 202
- $150,000 to $174,999: 106
- $175,000 to $199,999: 82
- $200,000 to $249,999: 115
- $250,000 to $299,999: 46
- $300,000 to $399,999: 47
- $400,000 to $499,999: 13
- $500,000 to $749,999: 13
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 52172:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 21
- $150 to $199: 61
- $200 to $249: 47
- $250 to $299: 69
- $300 to $349: 105
- $350 to $399: 43
- $400 to $449: 49
- $450 to $499: 9
- No cash rent: 88
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $96,933.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,252
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,987 (it was $73,100 in 2000)
| 52172: | $104,987 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,665 - $129,667
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $138,923| Here: | $138,923 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $141,186| Here: | $141,186 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $70,752| Here: | $70,752 | | State: | $134,477 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $130,494| Here: | $130,494 | | State: | $127,528 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,210| Here: | $107,210 | | State: | $124,442 |
Mobile homes: $16,242| Here: | $16,242 | | State: | $29,315 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,956
- One, attached: 41
- Two: 141
- 3 or 4: 142
- 5 to 9: 93
- 10 to 19: 46
- 20 to 49: 12
- Mobile homes: 226

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,270 (72%)
- Carpooled: 393 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 138 (4%)
- Other means: 11 (0%)
- Worked at home: 317 (10%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 348
- 5 to 9 minutes: 897
- 10 to 14 minutes: 443
- 15 to 19 minutes: 272
- 20 to 24 minutes: 291
- 25 to 29 minutes: 116
- 30 to 34 minutes: 211
- 35 to 39 minutes: 36
- 40 to 44 minutes: 27
- 45 to 59 minutes: 66
- 60 to 89 minutes: 38
- 90 or more minutes: 78
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,071
- In family households: 5,117 (1,439 male householders, 209 female householders)
1,377 spouses, 1,897 children (1,803 natural, 48 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 7 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 954 (341 male householders (281 living alone)), 516 female householders (483 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 219 (166 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 779 2-persons, 326 3-persons, 290 4-persons, 170 5-persons, 83 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 764 1-person, 87 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
1,208 married couples with children.
288 single-parent households (62 men, 226 women).
96.9% of residents of 52172 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 58% well, 17% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 42 (0.7%)
(85.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (43%)
- Honduras (17%)
- Israel (14%)
- Mexico (14%)
- Guatemala (12%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 11
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 12
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 13
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White population: 6,097
Black population: 8
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 36

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2059 |
|  Norwegian: 1140 |
|  Irish: 1088 |
|  United States or American: 392 |
|  English: 179 |
|  Other groups: 149 |
|  French (except Basque): 71 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 50 |
|  Scottish: 50 |
|  Swedish: 50 |
|  Dutch: 42 |
|  Czech: 28 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 20 |
|  Arab:: 13 |
|  Arab/Arabic: 13 |
|  Swiss: 12 |
|  Danish: 10 |
|  Welsh: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Northern European: 7 |
|  Finnish: 6 |
|  Italian: 5 |
|  Belgian: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORPORATION (902 ROSSVILE ROAD in WAUKON, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS; METAL STAMPINGS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; SIGNS AND ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES
Alternative names: NORTHERN ENGRAVING CORP - WAUKON DIV, NORTHERN ENGRAVNG CORP
- ALLAMAKEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (110 5TH ST NW in WAUKON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-030135 218
Organizations: ALLAMAKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- EAST CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (107 6TH ST NW in WAUKON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-030135 412
Organizations: ALLAMAKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BRESNAHAN OIL COMPANY (815 8TH AVE NW in WAUKON, IA)
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-2005-0107, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- ALLAMAKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1059 3RD AVENUE NW in WAUKON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ALLAMAKEE CSD
- BRUENING ROCK PRODUCTS INCORPORATED MCCABE QUARRY (1511 HIGHWAY 9 SOUTH in WAUKON, 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)
- R W PLADSEN INC (201 ROSSVILLE ROAD in WAUKON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
Organizations: ROGER W PLADSEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- A J AUTOWORLD (713 EAST MAIN STREET (MAIN STREET AND ELON DRIVE) in WAUKON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
- AG VANTAGE FS INC - WAUKON (1719 PRAIRIE AVE NW in WAUKON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
- PARAGON SPRAY DRYING INC (1005 3RD AVE SW in WAUKON, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; MEDICINAL CHEMICALS AND BOTANICAL PRODUCTS
- PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF RUBY EVANS (26 2ND AVE SE in WAUKON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ST PATRICKS SCHOOL (200 2ND ST SW in WAUKON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ST PATRICK SCHOOL
- AG VANTAGE FS INC (718 9TH ST NW in WAUKON, IA)
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: NORTHEAST FARM SERVICE CO
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,391
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4848
- Northeast: 36
- Midwest: 1197
- South: 71
- West: 89
67% of the 52172 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 6,134. Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+0.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 171
| Here: | 23.1% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36
| Here: | 37.5% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- G & S MACHINE (713 E MAIN ST in WAUKON, IA; small business): $71,990 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2002
$59,950 with Army for Grenades. Signed on 2000-08-20. Completion date: 2000-12-31.
$12,040 with Army for Ammunition, over 125 mm. Signed on 2002-02-06. Completion date: 2002-04-05.
- PALMER REPAIR (515 8TH AVE NW in WAUKON, IA; small business): $70,780 in 3 contracts in 2005
$34,500 with Army for Modification of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2005-03-04. Completion date: 2005-04-15.
$23,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-31. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$13,280 with Army for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-03-24. Completion date: 2005-04-23.
- BODENSTEINER IMPLEMENT COMPANY (140 HIGHWAY 9 in WAUKON, IA; small business)
$26,310 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2001-09-25. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Masonry Contractors (20-49: 2, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 150 people in nursing homes
- 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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