Median household income (1999): $30,313
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,493
| This zip code | $33,493 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 52226, 52777, 52729, 52207, 52323, 52255.
Housing units in zip code 52254 with a mortgage: 105 (4 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 90
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $803
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $221
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.9% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.1 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built:
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1980 to 1989: 19
- 1970 to 1979: 70
- 1960 to 1969: 4
- 1950 to 1959: 42
- 1940 to 1949: 25
- 1939 or earlier: 258
|
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lost Nation, IA (52254):
|
- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 65
- 3 bedrooms: 96
- 4 bedrooms: 96
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
|
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 13
- 2 bedrooms: 23
- 3 bedrooms: 49
- 4 bedrooms: 22
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
|
Vehicles available in 52254 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no vehicle: 11
- 1 vehicle: 82
- 2 vehicles: 114
- 3 vehicles: 59
- 4 vehicles: 9
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
|
- no vehicle: 17
- 1 vehicle: 37
- 2 vehicles: 33
- 3 vehicles: 28
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

|
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 52254:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $30,000 to $34,999: 12
- $35,000 to $39,999: 22
- $40,000 to $49,999: 26
- $50,000 to $59,999: 24
- $60,000 to $69,999: 36
- $70,000 to $79,999: 6
- $80,000 to $89,999: 23
- $90,000 to $99,999: 8
- $100,000 to $124,999: 15
- $150,000 to $174,999: 2
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
|

|
Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 52254:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 2
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 22
- $250 to $299: 5
- $300 to $349: 14
- $350 to $399: 9
- $400 to $449: 3
- $450 to $499: 1
- $600 to $649: 8
- No cash rent: 2
|
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,918
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 386
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 17
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 9

|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 329 (76%)
- Carpooled: 29 (7%)
- Walked: 35 (8%)
- Worked at home: 38 (9%)
|

|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 51
- 5 to 9 minutes: 29
- 10 to 14 minutes: 21
- 15 to 19 minutes: 63
- 20 to 24 minutes: 79
- 25 to 29 minutes: 8
- 30 to 34 minutes: 35
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 13
- 45 to 59 minutes: 64
- 60 to 89 minutes: 13
- 90 or more minutes: 7
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 976
- In family households: 846 (240 male householders, 44 female householders)
257 spouses, 251 children (212 natural, 3 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 130 (45 male householders (37 living alone)), 64 female householders (59 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 13 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
166 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (21 men, 21 women).
98.4% of residents of 52254 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% not well).
Foreign born population: 4 (0.4%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
|
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
|

First ancestries reported:
- German: 356
- Irish: 70
- United States or American: 65
- English: 46
- Other groups: 38
- Norwegian: 22
- Dutch: 19
- Pennsylvania German: 10
- French (except Basque): 9
- Danish: 8
- Swiss: 6
- Czech: 5
- Czechoslovakian: 5
- Belgian: 5
- French Canadian: 5
- Polish: 5
- Scotch-Irish: 3
- Swedish: 3
- Italian: 2
- Russian: 2
- British: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (1%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 846
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 77
- South: 25
- West: 19
57% of the 52254 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 768. Population change in the 1990s: +158 (+20.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Cemeteries and Crematories (1-4: 1)
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 (Noninstitutionalized)
|
Back to Lost Nation, IA, Clinton County, IA, Iowa bigger cities, Iowa smaller cities, Iowa smallest towns, All U.S. cities.
|