Median household income (1999): $33,936
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,496
| This zip code | $37,496 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 50150, 52571, 52536, 50044, 52553, 50116.
Housing units in zip code 52531 with a mortgage: 550 (37 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 670
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $638
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $235
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.4% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 52531 include: River of Life Family Worship Center (A), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Church of Christ (C), Church of the Open Bible (D), Community of Christ Church (E), Trinity United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Eslinger Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2), Mount Carmel Cemetery (3), Enix Cemetery (4), Caldwell Cemetery (5), Derby Cemetery (6), Foster Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Albia Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 44
- 1995 to 1998: 67
- 1990 to 1994: 108
- 1980 to 1989: 191
- 1970 to 1979: 459
- 1960 to 1969: 212
- 1950 to 1959: 164
- 1940 to 1949: 216
- 1939 or earlier: 1,203
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Albia, IA (52531): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 31
- 2 bedrooms: 538
- 3 bedrooms: 899
- 4 bedrooms: 286
- 5 or more bedrooms: 59
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 167
- 2 bedrooms: 242
- 3 bedrooms: 151
- 4 bedrooms: 19
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 52531 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 59
- 1 vehicle: 491
- 2 vehicles: 603
- 3 vehicles: 411
- 4 vehicles: 143
- 5 or more vehicles: 106
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 128
- 1 vehicle: 266
- 2 vehicles: 137
- 3 vehicles: 26
- 4 vehicles: 25
- 5 or more vehicles: 17
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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 52531:
- Less than $10,000: 37
- $10,000 to $14,999: 28
- $15,000 to $19,999: 46
- $20,000 to $24,999: 54
- $25,000 to $29,999: 57
- $30,000 to $34,999: 80
- $35,000 to $39,999: 67
- $40,000 to $49,999: 177
- $50,000 to $59,999: 140
- $60,000 to $69,999: 123
- $70,000 to $79,999: 120
- $80,000 to $89,999: 103
- $90,000 to $99,999: 67
- $100,000 to $124,999: 44
- $125,000 to $149,999: 28
- $150,000 to $174,999: 18
- $175,000 to $199,999: 5
- $200,000 to $249,999: 16
- $250,000 to $299,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 52531:
- Less than $100: 32
- $100 to $149: 25
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 86
- $250 to $299: 93
- $300 to $349: 64
- $350 to $399: 113
- $400 to $449: 45
- $450 to $499: 14
- $500 to $549: 14
- No cash rent: 52
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,100
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $70,893
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,080
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 118
- 3 or 4: 119
- 5 to 9: 73
- 10 to 19: 16
- 20 to 49: 48
- 50 or more: 10
- Mobile homes: 191

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,262 (83%)
- Carpooled: 272 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 87 (3%)
- Other means: 13 (0%)
- Worked at home: 81 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 226
- 5 to 9 minutes: 579
- 10 to 14 minutes: 468
- 15 to 19 minutes: 254
- 20 to 24 minutes: 175
- 25 to 29 minutes: 38
- 30 to 34 minutes: 311
- 35 to 39 minutes: 119
- 40 to 44 minutes: 109
- 45 to 59 minutes: 229
- 60 to 89 minutes: 103
- 90 or more minutes: 30
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,834
- In family households: 4,879 (1,330 male householders, 261 female householders)
1,284 spouses, 1,784 children (1,586 natural, 66 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 89 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 36 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 955 (325 male householders (258 living alone)), 484 female householders (457 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 175 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 745 2-persons, 291 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 181 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 715 1-person, 61 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 24 4-persons.
1,059 married couples with children.
339 single-parent households (90 men, 249 women).
96.9% of residents of 52531 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 10% well, 17% not well, 6% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% very well, 28% well, 23% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 31 (0.5%)
(64.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- El Salvador (35%)
- Germany (32%)
- Russia (19%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 4
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 14
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 871
- Irish: 749
- United States or American: 555
- English: 507
- Dutch: 285
- Swedish: 176
- Other groups: 129
- Italian: 123
- Scottish: 120
- Scotch-Irish: 89
- French (except Basque): 71
- Norwegian: 64
- Polish: 60
- Welsh: 59
- European: 49
- Croatian: 49
- Slovak: 39
- Slavic: 23
- Danish: 22
- Swiss: 16
- Czech: 15
- Eastern European: 14
- Bulgarian: 13
- Russian: 13
- Hungarian: 12
- Pennsylvania German: 9
- Subsaharan African:: 9
- African: 9
- Scandinavian: 8
- Austrian: 7
- French Canadian: 6
- Romanian: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALBIA HIGH SCHOOL (503 B AVE EAST in ALBIA, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-680081 109
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALBIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALBIA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BAKERS FEED & GRAIN INC (RR 1 in ALBIA, IA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1998-0132, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: BAKER'S GRAIN AND FEED
- MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL (6580 165TH STREET in ALBIA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: COMBINATION UTILITIES; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- A.Y.M., INC. (1701 HIGHWAY 5 in ALBIA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (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))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Alternative names: A Y MCDONALD MFG CO, AYM INCORPORATED
- ALBIA CITY OF STP (NORTH) (CITY CLERK in ALBIA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF ALBIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALBIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (120 BENTON AVENUE in ALBIA, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: ALBIA C S D, ALBIA CSD
- ALBIA SEWER TREATMENT PLANT C/O CITY HALL (120 SOUTH A STREET in ALBIA, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF ALBIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALBIA CITY OF STP (WEST)
- AVERY, CITY OF,STP-(RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION) (RURAL ROUTE 3 in AVERY, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- ROEMERMAN FEED & GRAIN (219 B AVE W & H AVE & HWY 5 in ALBIA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: GOODE SEED FEED COMPANY
- MONROE COUNTY PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT (210 N A ST in ALBIA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALBIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- RELCO LOCOMOTIVE (1 RELCO WAY in ALBIA, 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 classification: RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
Organizations: RELCO LAND HOLDINGS OF IOWA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: RELCO LOCOMOTIVES INC
- TROPHY GLOVE CO (122 WASHINGTON AVE E in ALBIA, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HAWKEYE MOLDING COMPANY (HIGHWAY 5 SOUTH in ALBIA, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Alternative names: HAWKEYE MOLDING ENGINEERS INC
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5063
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 629
- South: 113
- West: 114
61% of the 52531 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 6,397. Population change in the 1990s: -502 (-7.8%).
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): 28
| Here: | 3.9% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 1.0% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
| Here: | 8.6% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- THE DENIS DELLA VEDOVA INC (19TH AVE W in ALBIA, IA)
90 employees, $28000000 revenue
$1,070,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Laboratories and Clinics. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
- CHARITON VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPE (2090 HWY 5 SOUTH in ALBIA, IA): $450,678 in 25 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Electric Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $211,640; 2005: $186,038; 2006: $53,000.
Biggest contracts:
$48,000 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2006-03-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$28,500, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$28,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Electric Services. Signed on 2004-03-10. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$24,950, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-04. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
- BELZER EQUIPMENT, INC (600 HWY 34 W in ALBIA, IA; small business)
$5,170 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Soil Preparation Equipment. Signed on 2002-04-29. Completion date: 2002-05-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2)
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People in group quarters
- 146 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 16 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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