Median household income (1999): $29,500
Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,594
| This zip code | $32,594 | | Iowa: | $43,609 |
Nearest zip codes: 52560, 52588, 52530, 52533, 52551, 52567.
Housing units in zip code 52554 with a mortgage: 174 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 192
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $531
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $211
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 8
- 1995 to 1998: 34
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1980 to 1989: 52
- 1970 to 1979: 87
- 1960 to 1969: 53
- 1950 to 1959: 36
- 1940 to 1949: 45
- 1939 or earlier: 285
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Eldon, IA (52554): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 19
- 2 bedrooms: 169
- 3 bedrooms: 246
- 4 bedrooms: 47
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 38
- 2 bedrooms: 25
- 3 bedrooms: 18
- 4 bedrooms: 3
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 52554 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 14
- 1 vehicle: 125
- 2 vehicles: 211
- 3 vehicles: 105
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 44
- 2 vehicles: 23
- 3 vehicles: 2
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 1
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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 52554:
- Less than $10,000: 24
- $10,000 to $14,999: 24
- $15,000 to $19,999: 40
- $20,000 to $24,999: 35
- $25,000 to $29,999: 27
- $30,000 to $34,999: 38
- $35,000 to $39,999: 28
- $40,000 to $49,999: 52
- $50,000 to $59,999: 39
- $60,000 to $69,999: 14
- $70,000 to $79,999: 21
- $80,000 to $89,999: 11
- $100,000 to $124,999: 5
- $175,000 to $199,999: 2
- $200,000 to $249,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 52554:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 14
- $150 to $199: 17
- $200 to $249: 13
- $250 to $299: 14
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 2
- $500 to $549: 2
- No cash rent: 15
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $44,276
- Some other race householders: $48,690
- Two or more races householders: $58,428
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $48,690
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 485
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 32
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 78

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 459 (80%)
- Carpooled: 76 (13%)
- Walked: 12 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 23 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 45
- 5 to 9 minutes: 32
- 10 to 14 minutes: 31
- 15 to 19 minutes: 15
- 20 to 24 minutes: 151
- 25 to 29 minutes: 83
- 30 to 34 minutes: 129
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 2
- 45 to 59 minutes: 7
- 60 to 89 minutes: 14
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,338
- In family households: 1,119 (292 male householders, 79 female householders)
307 spouses, 377 children (345 natural, 1 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 6 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 219 (89 male householders (69 living alone)), 102 female householders (90 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 175 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 159 1-person, 28 2-persons, 4 3-persons.
232 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (18 men, 51 women).
97.4% of residents of 52554 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 8% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (20% very well, 80% well).
Foreign born population: 10 (0.7%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Other Eastern Africa (40%)
- Mexico (30%)
- Canada (20%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 4
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 1
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 257
- Irish: 122
- United States or American: 107
- English: 93
- Other groups: 90
- Dutch: 46
- Norwegian: 26
- French (except Basque): 18
- Scottish: 16
- Swedish: 12
- Italian: 7
- Danish: 7
- Subsaharan African:: 7
- Other Subsaharan African: 7
- Czechoslovakian: 6
- Scotch-Irish: 6
- British: 4
- European: 2
- Czech: 2
- Pennsylvania German: 2
- Polish: 2
- Hungarian: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (5414 HWY #16 in ELDON, IA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-900977 409
Organizations: CARDINAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARDINAL MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (4045 ASHLAND RD in ELDON, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-900977 109
Organizations: CARDINAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- THOMAS IMP CO - FORMER SITE OF (518 ELM in ELDON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALAN PARKS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DAVID J. ALBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CARDINAL SCHOOL STP (RURAL ROUTE #1, BOX 275 in ELDON, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: CARDINAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PRIVATE RESIDENCE-FORMERLY MOBY DENT (201 CASTER in ELDON, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
- CARDINAL CSD (HWY 16 in ELDON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- CARDINAL COMM SCHOOLS (RR 1 in ELDON, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- CARDINAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (HWY 16 N, .5 MI N OF ELDON in ELDON, IA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1151
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 69
- South: 41
- West: 47
61% of the 52554 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 1,603. Population change in the 1990s: -252 (-15.7%).
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): 2
| Here: | 1.2% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 9.3% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 4.7% | | Iowa: | 25.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
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