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50012 Zip Code (Ames, IA) Detailed Profile




City: Ames, IA
County: Story County, IA
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,068

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50012: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2,718 people per square mile 
 
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.4% ($3,549)
Iowa:

1.4% ($2,724)
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Males: 1,127  (54.5%)
Females: 941  (45.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 50012:

  • High school or higher: 105.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 105.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 14.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 9.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50012:

  • Never married: 99.8%
  • Now married: 0.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

Zip code 50012 compared to state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Median resident age:
This zip code:

19.6 years
Iowa median age:

38.9 years

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50012, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $9,242 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$9,242
State:

$43,875

Salary/wage: $9,419 (reported on 93.9% of returns)
Here:

$9,419
State:

$38,265

Total tax: $714 (reported on 42.4% of returns)
50012:

$714
State:

$6,177


Nearest zip codes: 50011, 50014, 50010, 50105, 50134, 50124.
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Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 946 (0 now married, 949 unmarried)


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  • Notable locations in zip code 50012: Iowa State University Department of Public Safety (A), Farm House Museum (B), Lied Recreation Athletic Center (C), Carrie Chapman Catt Hall (D), Printing and Publications Building (E), Genetics Lab (F), Metals Development Building (G), Molecular Biology Building (H), Communications Building (I), Lagomarcino Hall (J), Science Hall II (K), Science Hall (L), Office and Lab Building (M), Wilhelm Hall (N), Physics Hall (O), Spedding Hall (P), Gilman Hall (Q), Davidson Hall (R), Armory (S), Town Engineering Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Church in zip code 50012: Evangelical Free Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Cemetery: College Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Lake: Laverne Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Creek: College Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Parks in zip code 50012 include: Clyde Williams Field (1), Site of First House in West Ames Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $153,302.

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $295,555
Here:

$295,555
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,396
Here:

$247,396
State:

$238,767

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,122
Here:

$226,122
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $36,864
Here:

$36,864
State:

$51,271

Unemployment: 14.1%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 50012

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 50012
  • 19.5%156Drove a car alone
  • 3.0%24Carpooled
  • 3.5%28Bus or trolley bus
  • 60.5%485Walked
  • 0.7%6Other means
  • 12.6%101Worked at home

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50012

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50012
  • 215Less than 5 minutes
  • 2285 to 9 minutes
  • 13110 to 14 minutes
  • 2915 to 19 minutes
  • 4120 to 24 minutes
  • 525 to 29 minutes
  • 4030 to 34 minutes
  • 645 to 59 minutes
  • 760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.0%

Household type by relationship:

95.8% of residents of 50012 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 37 (1.8%)
(80.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

1.8%
Whole state:

6.0%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 69%Liberia
  • 20%Cambodia
  • 14%Azores Islands
Most common first ancestries reported in 50012
  • 40%German
  • 12%Irish
  • 5%English
  • 5%Norwegian
  • 5%Swedish
  • 3%Dutch
  • 2%British
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 362010 or later
  • 42000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 0Before 1990

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

  • This state: 913
  • Northeast: 18
  • Midwest: 867
  • South: 76
  • West: 137

0% of the 50012 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% moved from different state.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

23.9%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 13,029Material moving occupations
  • 9,717Office and administrative support occupations
  • 7,161Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 6,599Community and social service occupations
  • 6,264Education, training, and library occupations
  • 4,748Food preparation and serving related occupations

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

  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: General Rental Centers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)

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