52573 Zip Code (Mount Sterling, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 201
Zip code population in 2010: 162
Zip code population in 2000: 237

Houses and condos: 118
Renter-occupied apartments: 7
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52573: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 28.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 52573:

• High school or higher: 91.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 57.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 52573:

• Never married: 15.0%
• Now married: 46.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 39.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52573, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,823 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,823
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $27,909 (reported on 69.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,909
State:	$38,265

Taxable interest for individuals: $448 (reported on 36.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$448
Iowa:	$1,768

Taxable dividends: $500 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$2,510

Total tax: $2,882 (reported on 64.6% of returns)

52573:	$2,882
State:	$6,177

Earned income credit: $1,000 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.7%

Here:	80%
State:	70%

Nearest zip codes: 52565, 52542, 63453, 63432, 52620, 52626.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 59

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (12 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (3 now married, 43 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 52573 with a mortgage: 40

• Zip code 52573 household income distribution in 2022

• 28$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $74,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 52573

• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$500,000 to $749,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $129,262

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $164,810

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $227,674

Here:	$227,674
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 111
• Mobile homes: 6

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 52573

• 92.2%63Drove a car alone
• 4.4%3Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 52573

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 2910 to 14 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 201

• Male householders: 40 (0 living alone), Female householders: 30 (0 living alone)

• 38 spouses (38 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 83 children (62 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 6 4-persons, 11 5-persons

21 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

98.3% of residents of 52573 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MOUNT STERLING, CITY OF-STP (COUNTY HIGHWAY Y AND COUNTY HIGHWAY J56 in MOUNT STERLING, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICES SYST (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Population in 1990: 249.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 157
• Midwest: 36

51% of the 52573 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

92% of the 52573 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 109% moved from different county within same state.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 52573 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Esther	3	84.0 years
Clyde	3	85.7 years
James	2	78.9 years
Harold	2	53.1 years
Frank	2	78.0 years
John	2	79.5 years
Mary	2	83.0 years
Ruth	2	78.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 52573 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bennett	3	82.3 years
Judd	3	78.0 years
Thommen	3	84.3 years
Coleman	2	84.5 years
Mize	2	87.0 years
Davis	2	80.0 years
Cochran	2	63.6 years
Hebing	2	82.5 years
Brooks	2	71.5 years
Septer	2	55.5 years