Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,524
| This zip code: | $48,524 | | Iowa: | $47,292 |
Nearest zip codes: 52737, 52739, 52754, 52659, 52621, 52752.
Housing units in zip code 52738 with a mortgage: 405 (21 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 229
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $910
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.2% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 12
- 1995 to 1998: 49
- 1990 to 1994: 102
- 1980 to 1989: 133
- 1970 to 1979: 254
- 1960 to 1969: 189
- 1950 to 1959: 125
- 1940 to 1949: 99
- 1939 or earlier: 577
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus Junction, IA (52738): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 59
- 2 bedrooms: 209
- 3 bedrooms: 515
- 4 bedrooms: 204
- 5 or more bedrooms: 45
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 99
- 2 bedrooms: 154
- 3 bedrooms: 65
- 4 bedrooms: 38
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 52738 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 20
- 1 vehicle: 226
- 2 vehicles: 441
- 3 vehicles: 247
- 4 vehicles: 75
- 5 or more vehicles: 31
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 53
- 1 vehicle: 158
- 2 vehicles: 129
- 3 vehicles: 13
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 52738:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 10
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 15
- $30,000 to $34,999: 28
- $35,000 to $39,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 35
- $50,000 to $59,999: 55
- $60,000 to $69,999: 58
- $70,000 to $79,999: 64
- $80,000 to $89,999: 65
- $90,000 to $99,999: 65
- $100,000 to $124,999: 178
- $125,000 to $149,999: 127
- $150,000 to $174,999: 62
- $175,000 to $199,999: 39
- $200,000 to $249,999: 62
- $250,000 to $299,999: 20
- $300,000 to $399,999: 23
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 8
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 52738:
- Less than $100: 23
- $100 to $149: 3
- $150 to $199: 8
- $200 to $249: 20
- $250 to $299: 36
- $300 to $349: 44
- $350 to $399: 67
- $400 to $449: 27
- $450 to $499: 4
- $500 to $549: 12
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 3
- $700 to $749: 11
- $2,000 or more: 25
- No cash rent: 35
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $86,163.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,560
- Asian householders: $233,358
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $64,622
- Some other race householders: $78,982
- Two or more races householders: $269,260
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,105
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,882 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
| 52738: | $107,882 | | Iowa: | $117,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,561 - $151,506
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $142,016| Here: | $142,016 | | State: | $150,000 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $139,479| Here: | $139,479 | | State: | $158,666 |
In 2-unit structures: $93,360| Here: | $93,360 | | State: | $134,477 |
Mobile homes: $29,869| Here: | $29,869 | | State: | $29,315 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000| Here: | $55,000 | | State: | $33,502 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,060
- One, attached: 13
- Two: 49
- 3 or 4: 57
- 5 to 9: 64
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 12
- Mobile homes: 257
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,334 (75%)
- Carpooled: 355 (20%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 17 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (0%)
- Worked at home: 68 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 75
- 5 to 9 minutes: 322
- 10 to 14 minutes: 220
- 15 to 19 minutes: 161
- 20 to 24 minutes: 160
- 25 to 29 minutes: 83
- 30 to 34 minutes: 244
- 35 to 39 minutes: 119
- 40 to 44 minutes: 80
- 45 to 59 minutes: 180
- 60 to 89 minutes: 47
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,787
- In family households: 3,324 (841 male householders, 169 female householders)
840 spouses, 1,213 children (1,143 natural, 17 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 88 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 463 (183 male householders (137 living alone)), 210 female householders (195 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 50 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 405 2-persons, 203 3-persons, 211 4-persons, 125 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 332 1-person, 56 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
848 married couples with children.
196 single-parent households (68 men, 128 women).
74.8% of residents of 52738 zip code speak English at home.
24.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 26% well, 24% not well, 13% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% very well, 5% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 11% well, 26% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 585 (14.9%)
(26.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 14.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (89%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Korea (1%)
- Vietnam (1%)
- Guatemala (1%)
- Other Eastern Africa (1%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 147
- 1990 to 1994: 151
- 1985 to 1989: 182
- 1980 to 1984: 43
- 1975 to 1979: 30
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 13
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White population: 3,494
Black population: 16
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 346
Two or more races population: 64

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 946 |
|  German: 627 |
|  United States or American: 449 |
|  English: 308 |
|  Irish: 220 |
|  Welsh: 108 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 94 |
|  French (except Basque): 59 |
|  Norwegian: 48 |
|  Dutch: 44 |
|  Czech: 32 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  Scottish: 19 |
|  Polish: 11 |
|  Danish: 9 |
|  European: 8 |
|  Italian: 7 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 7 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  Swiss: 7 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 5 |
|  Kenyan: 5 |
|  Brazilian: 4 |
|  Yugoslavian: 4 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3 |
|  Belizean: 3 |
|  British: 2 |
|  Canadian: 2 |
Public high school in zip code 52738 not listed on the city page:- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location: 1004 COLTON ST, COLUMBUS JCT, IA; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 52738 not listed on the city page:- ROUNDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 1212 COLTON ST, COLUMBUS JCT, IA; Grades: PK - 05)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 1004 COLTON ST, COLUMBUS JCT, IA; Grades: 06 - 08)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NATURAL GAS PIPELINE STA # 204 (21864 129TH ST in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA5815854, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC AND OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
Organizations: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE STATION # 204 (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY O (CONTACT/OWNER)
, KINDER MORGAN INC (LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTITY)
Alternative names: KINDER MORGAN INC, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY O, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AM #204, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMER - STA 204, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OF AUERILA
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1006 COLTON ST in COLUMBUS JCT, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-581368 409
Organizations: COLUMBUS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (1004 COLTON ST in COLUMBUS JCT, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-581368 109
Organizations: COLUMBUS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (1004 COLTON ST in COLUMBUS JCT, IA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-581368 209
Organizations: COLUMBUS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NGPCA - LETTS - 199 (HWY 61 3 1/2 MI in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-07-1992-0270, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- RIVER PRODUCTS COMPANY ROCK QUARRY (25781 COUNTY ROAD G52 in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: RIVER PRODUCTS CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: RIVER PRODUCTS CO INC
- COLUMBUS SCHOOL DISTRICT (1210 COLTON ST in COLUMBUS JCT, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: COLUMBUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CITY OF COLUMBUS JUNCTION (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CECILS INC-FORMER SITE OF (304 OAK ST in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JACK CECIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1004 COLTON in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: COLUMBUS CSD
- COLUMBUS JUNCTION CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF COLUMBUS JUNCTION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLUMBUS JUNCTION CITY OF WWTP
- 21ST CENTURY REHAB (106 NORTH MAIN in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: WIELE MOTOR COMPANY
- SUNOCO SERVICE STATION-FORMER SITE OF (WALNUT ST in COLUMBUS JCT, IA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA (COMPRESSOR STATION #214-RR 1 in COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,153
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2666
- Northeast: 49
- Midwest: 242
- South: 114
- West: 160
64% of the 52738 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Population in 1990: 3,945. Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-0.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 0.6% | | Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 1.5% | | Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
| Here: | 22.5% | | 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:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (50-99: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 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 (Noninst.)
50 people in nursing homes
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