Median household income (1999): $34,661
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,923
| This zip code | $37,923 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 52242, 52240, 52241, 52245, 52235, 52317.
Housing units in zip code 52246 with a mortgage: 2,159 (169 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 648
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,249
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $402
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.2% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 10.5% | | 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: | 3.6 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 52246: Kuhl House (A), 109 River Street Building (B), South Quadrangle Building (C), Boyd Law Building (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 52246 include: First Mennonite Church (A), Iowa Korean United Church (B), Jehovahs Witnesses Congregation (C), Christ the King Church (D), Christ the King Lutheran Church (E), Church in Iowa City (F), University Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 52246 include: Sturgis Ferry Park (1), Hunters Run Park (2), Villa Park (3), Napoleon Park (4), Willow Creek Park (5), Chauncey Swan Circle Historical Marker (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 275
- 1995 to 1998: 1,042
- 1990 to 1994: 905
- 1980 to 1989: 1,523
- 1970 to 1979: 2,364
- 1960 to 1969: 1,381
- 1950 to 1959: 744
- 1940 to 1949: 348
- 1939 or earlier: 527
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Iowa City, IA (52246): |
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- no bedroom: 30
- 1 bedrooms: 95
- 2 bedrooms: 823
- 3 bedrooms: 1,626
- 4 bedrooms: 889
- 5 or more bedrooms: 251
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 359
- 1 bedrooms: 1,491
- 2 bedrooms: 2,573
- 3 bedrooms: 524
- 4 bedrooms: 100
- 5 or more bedrooms: 45
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Vehicles available in 52246 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 82
- 1 vehicle: 1,153
- 2 vehicles: 1,934
- 3 vehicles: 441
- 4 vehicles: 101
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 691
- 1 vehicle: 2,654
- 2 vehicles: 1,382
- 3 vehicles: 293
- 4 vehicles: 47
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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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 52246:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 16
- $50,000 to $59,999: 7
- $60,000 to $69,999: 40
- $70,000 to $79,999: 59
- $80,000 to $89,999: 71
- $90,000 to $99,999: 111
- $100,000 to $124,999: 382
- $125,000 to $149,999: 572
- $150,000 to $174,999: 428
- $175,000 to $199,999: 326
- $200,000 to $249,999: 355
- $250,000 to $299,999: 237
- $300,000 to $399,999: 115
- $400,000 to $499,999: 46
- $500,000 to $749,999: 34
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 52246:
- Less than $100: 65
- $100 to $149: 38
- $150 to $199: 43
- $200 to $249: 73
- $250 to $299: 191
- $300 to $349: 307
- $350 to $399: 595
- $400 to $449: 541
- $450 to $499: 722
- $500 to $549: 582
- $550 to $599: 469
- $600 to $649: 300
- $650 to $699: 201
- $700 to $749: 230
- $750 to $799: 98
- $800 to $899: 238
- $900 to $999: 43
- $1,000 to $1,249: 152
- $1,250 to $1,499: 38
- $1,500 to $1,999: 37
- $2,000 or more: 16
- No cash rent: 107
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $157,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $203,714
- Black or African American householders: $141,659
- Asian householders: $184,385
- Two or more races householders: $117,625
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $190,743
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,750
- One, attached: 673
- Two: 317
- 3 or 4: 503
- 5 to 9: 1,110
- 10 to 19: 1,433
- 20 to 49: 1,230
- 50 or more: 580
- Mobile homes: 513

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,013 (63%)
- Carpooled: 1,256 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 890 (8%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
- Bicycle: 283 (3%)
- Walked: 1,475 (13%)
- Other means: 29 (0%)
- Worked at home: 207 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 314
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1757
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3314
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2412
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1401
- 25 to 29 minutes: 321
- 30 to 34 minutes: 789
- 35 to 39 minutes: 114
- 40 to 44 minutes: 138
- 45 to 59 minutes: 220
- 60 to 89 minutes: 148
- 90 or more minutes: 61
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 18,769
- In family households: 11,825 (3,141 male householders, 912 female householders)
3,362 spouses, 3,847 children (3,675 natural, 66 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 63 other relatives, 210 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,944 (2,168 male householders (1,326 living alone)), 2,552 female householders (1,737 living alone)), 2,224 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,072 (202 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,877 2-persons, 948 3-persons, 801 4-persons, 325 5-persons, 102 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,063 1-person, 1,278 2-persons, 310 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 12 5-persons.
2,734 married couples with children.
666 single-parent households (146 men, 520 women).
82.2% of residents of 52246 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 22% well, 11% not well, 2% not at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 23% well, 6% not well).
7.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 34% well, 11% not well).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (62% very well, 31% well, 7% not well).
Foreign born population: 3,042 (15.4%)
(17.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (22%)
- India (11%)
- Korea (9%)
- Other Northern Africa (5%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Other Eastern Africa (4%)
- Canada (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,660
- 1990 to 1994: 637
- 1985 to 1989: 182
- 1980 to 1984: 213
- 1975 to 1979: 164
- 1970 to 1974: 81
- 1970 to 1974: 27
- 1965 to 1969: 78
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 4333
- Other groups: 3474
- Irish: 1726
- English: 1245
- Norwegian: 761
- United States or American: 608
- Subsaharan African:: 486
- Swedish: 402
- Italian: 367
- Dutch: 349
- European: 298
- Polish: 250
- Scottish: 244
- Czech: 238
- Scotch-Irish: 217
- French (except Basque): 217
- Arab:: 191
- Danish: 182
- Russian: 181
- Sudanese: 153
- African: 113
- Jordanian: 94
- Welsh: 91
- Swiss: 90
- Ethiopian: 90
- French Canadian: 89
- Israeli: 86
- Northern European: 83
- British: 73
- Turkish: 71
- Lithuanian: 67
- Czechoslovakian: 61
- Kenyan: 60
- Scandinavian: 50
- Yugoslavian: 50
- Other Subsaharan African: 49
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 47
- Iranian: 44
- Canadian: 42
- Austrian: 35
- Greek: 35
- Jamaican: 32
- Belgian: 31
- Lebanese: 29
- Egyptian: 25
- Finnish: 24
- Croatian: 24
- Nigerian: 21
- Other Arab: 21
- Hungarian: 19
- Eastern European: 18
- Romanian: 18
- Arab/Arabic: 17
- Slovak: 16
- Ukrainian: 15
- Australian: 14
- Slavic: 13
- Bahamian: 12
- Brazilian: 11
- Latvian: 9
- Portuguese: 6
- Slovene: 5
- Syrian: 5
- Other West Indian: 3
- Celtic: 2

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 52246 not listed on the city page:- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 611 GREENWOOD DRIVE, IOWA CITY, IA; Grades: KG - 06)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 300 TEETERS COURT, IOWA CITY, IA; Grades: KG - 06)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PAUL'S DISCOUNT (424 HWY 1 WEST in IOWA CITY, IA)
(Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) - ICIS-07-2005-0218, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (611 GREENWOOD DRIVE in IOWA CITY, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-523141 454
Organizations: IOWA CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CTR (601 HWY 6 W in IOWA CITY, IA). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; REFUSE SYSTEMS; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, US VETERANS MEDICAL CENTER, VA MEDICAL CENTER, Veterans Administration MEDICAL CENTER, VETERANS ADMIN MEDICAL CENTER-IOWA CITY
- UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, CITY OF MS (1004 MELROSE AVENUE in UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Alternative names: QUIRK FARMS
- HUBBARD FEEDS (2420 OLD HIGHWAY 218 SOUTH in IOWA CITY, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Organizations: HUBBARD MILLING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MOORE NORTH AMERICA (1960 SOUTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE in IOWA CITY, IA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC and NAICS classification: MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORMS
Organizations: DOUGLAS K. PARMERTER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MOORE HOLDINGS USA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MOORE BUSINESS FORMS, MOORE WALLACE NORTH AMERICA INC
- CROELL REDI MIX INCORPORATED (3011 SOUTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE in IOWA CITY, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
- HAWKEYE WELD & REPAIR - FSO (91 COMMERCIAL DR in IOWA CITY, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- PETERSON CONTRACTORS INCORPORATED (2525 SOUTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE in IOWA CITY, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS
- PONTAIC FJEEP EAGLE - FORMER SITE OF (903 S RIVERSIDE DR in IOWA CITY, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Alternative names: FORMER SITE OF PONTAIC/JEEP EAGLE, WAGNER PONTIAC JEEP EAGLE, INC
- ABRA AUTO BODY & GLASS (1420 WILLOW CREEK COURT in IOWA CITY, IA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (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))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Alternative names: WARREN AUTOMOTIVE INC
- ACE AUTO RECYCLERS INC (2752 SOUTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE in IOWA CITY, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ACE RECYCLERS INC
- RUSSELL SALVAGE INC (2750 S RIVERSIDE DR in IOWA CITY, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (70%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9521
- Northeast: 1012
- Midwest: 3976
- South: 1067
- West: 983
31% of the 52246 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 22,869. Population change in the 1990s: -3,129 (-13.7%).
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): 90
| Here: | 6.3% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 2.2% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 109
| Here: | 3.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CHALHOUB-DEVILLE, MICHELINE (1489 GRAND AVE in IOWA CITY, IA; small business)
$4,012 with Army for Lectures For Training. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2002-06-27. Completion date: 2002-07-19.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 2)
- Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
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
- 674 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 115 people in nursing homes
- 86 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 3
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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