Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,052 Zip code population in 2010: 1,074 Zip code population in 2000: 1,095
Houses and condos: 446 Renter-occupied apartments: 90
% of renters here:
21%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52209: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 29 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.3% ($2,295)
Iowa:
1.4% ($2,724)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,160 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,375 (1.1%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 547
(52.0%)
Females: 505
(48.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 52209:
High school or higher: 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 52209:
Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 63.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 13.1%
Zip code 52209 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $177,883
52209:
$177,883
Iowa:
$194,600
According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 52209 zip code as of April 26, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 52209 is 1,289 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
39.0 years
Iowa median age:
38.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Iowa:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 52209, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,802 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$67,802
State:
$71,087
Salary/wage: $52,863 (reported on 86.8% of returns)
Here:
$52,863
State:
$57,361
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1232.9% for AGIs below $25k, 4113.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7900.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22565.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $870 (reported on 43.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$870
Iowa:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.9% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 205.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,942 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,942
State:
$5,432
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.3% for AGIs below $25k, 161.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 475.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,022 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
+$8,022
State:
+$15,243
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $25k, 381.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1095.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$775 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
+$775
State:
+$11,763
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,300 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
52209:
$11,300
Iowa:
$17,324
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 429.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 498.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $30,850 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:
$30,850
State:
$33,775
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 617.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,000
State:
$2,195
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 98.1%
Here:
98%
State:
95%
(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 52209, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,791 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$55,791
State:
$58,860
Salary/wage: $44,039 (reported on 83.0% of returns)
Here:
$44,039
State:
$46,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,496 (reported on 45.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,496
Iowa:
$1,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,500 (reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,500
State:
$4,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,186 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,186
State:
+$11,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,144 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,144
State:
+$10,509
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,467 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
52209:
$8,467
Iowa:
$11,773
Total itemized deductions: $16,600 (18% of AGI, reported on 26.4% of returns)
Here:
$16,600
State:
$21,278
Here:
18.0% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,590 (reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,590
State:
$4,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,236 (reported on 26.4% of returns)
52209:
$6,236
State:
$8,846
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,829 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,829
State:
$2,098
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.6%
Here:
74%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52209, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,845 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,845
State:
$43,875
Salary/wage: $37,178 (reported on 85.9% of returns)
Here:
$37,178
State:
$38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,326 (reported on 51.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,326
Iowa:
$1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,248 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,248
State:
$2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$3,653 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
Here:
+$3,653
State:
+$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,738 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$3,738
State:
+$8,574
IRA payment deduction: $2,750 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
52209:
$2,750
Iowa:
$2,970
Total itemized deductions: $14,677 (23% of AGI, reported on 29.6% of returns)
Here:
$14,677
State:
$16,976
Here:
22.7% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,025 (3% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,025
State:
$3,089
Here:
3.1% of AGI
State:
3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,494 (reported on 80.9% of returns)
52209:
$4,494
State:
$6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,291 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,291
State:
$1,540
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.3%
Here:
76%
State:
70%
(% for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $10k, 80.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 418
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (23 now married, 8 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 165 (79 now married, 85 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 52209 with a mortgage: 208 (29 second mortgage, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 5
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,288 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $706
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
8.5%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.8%
Whole state:
5.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 52209: Blairstown (A), Blairstown City Hall (B), Blairstown Public Library (C), Blairstown Fire Station (D), Blairstown Ambulance Service (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 52209 include: Grace Lutheran Church (A), Saint John's Catholic Church (B), Presbyterian Church (C), Calvary United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 163 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 23 2-persons
200 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (17 men, 19 women).
87.8% of residents of 52209 zip code speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 5% well, 28% not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 47 (4.5%) (53.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.5%
Whole state:
6.0%
77%Honduras
2%Malaysia
44%American
33%German
4%English
3%Irish
3%Czech
3%Swedish
2%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
202010 or later
32000 to 2009
181990 to 1999
6Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DIVERSIFIED COMPOSITE CORP /STONEY CREEK (208 PROSPECT NORTHEAST in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1991-0429, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; CUT STONE AND STONE PRODUCTS; ROOFING, SIDING, AND INSULATION MATERIALS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; SPECIAL DIE AND TOOL, DIE SET, JIG, AND FIXTURE MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: STONEYCREEK
BENTON CNTY SANITARY LANDFILL (7904 20TH AVE in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL. Organizations: HOWARD R. GREEN COMPANY (DESIGN ENGINEER)
Alternative names: BENTON COUNTY LANDFILL, CLOSED FACILITY -- BENTON COUNTY LANDFILL
SUNRISE BEIFF FEEDLOT LLC (2154 - 78TH STREET in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS Alternative names: SUNRISE FEEDLOT, INC.
AMOCO FERTILIZER PLANT-FORMER SITE OF (1ST ST W & RAILROAD ST in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BLAIRSTOWN CITY OF STP (309 LOCUST ST SE in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SHAULL AND ULLERICH CHEVROLET CO (601 LOCUST ST in BLAIRSTOWN, 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. Organizations: SHAUALL & ULLERICH CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JOEL THYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
QUAD COUNTY IMPLEMENT INC (2116 76TH ST in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ARNOLD J KLEIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
BLAIRSTOWN FEED MILL INC (104 RAILROAD NW in BLAIRSTOWN, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
46.0%Utility gas
25.6%Electricity
24.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.2%No fuel used
1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.7%Wood
Population in 1990: 672. Population change in the 1990s: +423 (+62.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 925
Midwest: 37
West: 42
67% of the 52209 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
91% of the 52209 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:
2.0%
Iowa:
10.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Iowa:
7.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Iowa:
23.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
80,737Construction and extraction occupations
66,369Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
65,451Business and financial operations occupations
64,000Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
57,519Production occupations
49,941Sales and related occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
100% rural population.
(52.0%)
(48.0%)
Nearest zip codes: 52257, 52346, 52354, 52301, 52249, 52315.
