50434 Zip Code (Fertile, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 449
Zip code population in 2010: 498
Zip code population in 2000: 421

Houses and condos: 300
Renter-occupied apartments: 21
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50434: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 50 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,679 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 50434:

• High school or higher: 95.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50434:

• Never married: 12.5%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 25.2%
• Divorced: 5.7%

• 
• • 44699.3%White
  • 30.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50434, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,980 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,980
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $50,571 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$50,571
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1290.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3166.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10720.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $550 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$550
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,133 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,133
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 156.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,000 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,567 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

50434:	$13,567
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 678.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50434, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,022 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,022
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $37,279 (reported on 82.6% of returns)

Here:	$37,279
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $450 (reported on 43.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$450
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,500 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,500
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$1,000 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,767 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

50434:	$5,767
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $16,800 (19% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,800
State:	$21,278

Here:	19.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,567 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,567
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $5,760 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

50434:	$5,760
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,233 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.3%

Here:	78%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50434, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,544 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,544
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $34,121 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,121
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 54.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $200 (reported on 27.4% of returns)

Here:	$200
State:	$2,510

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$298 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$298
State:	+$6,139

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,222 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,222
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$158 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$158
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $13,000 (22% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,000
State:	$16,976

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,371 (2% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,371
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $4,005 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

50434:	$4,005
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,261 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,261
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.2%

Here:	80%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 80.6% for AGIs below $10k, 73.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50444, 50446, 50428, 50482, 50450, 50436.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 91
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 175

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 51 (31 now married, 20 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50434 with a mortgage: 103 (11 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,162
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $241

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 50434 household income distribution in 2022

• 101Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 27$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50434

• 3Less than $10,000
• 102$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50434

• 9$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 1$700 to $749
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $810.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $960,494.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,184
• Some other race householders: $75,637
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,637

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $161,382

Here:	$161,382
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $9,666

Here:	$9,666
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 196
• 5 to 9: 8
• Mobile homes: 86

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50434

• 77.7%172Drove a car alone
• 8.6%19Carpooled
• 0.5%1Other means
• 12.2%27Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50434

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 115 to 9 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 5320 to 24 minutes
• 2925 to 29 minutes
• 3430 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 1090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 26.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 449

• Male householders: 211 (122 living alone), Female householders: 64 (27 living alone)

• 110 spouses (110 opposite-sex spouses), 3 unmarried partners, (3 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 65 children (59 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 9 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 5 2-persons

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

99.5% of residents of 50434 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BASIC MATERIALS CORP - CRUSHING PLANT #3 (3446 FIR AVENUE in FERTILE, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Organizations: BASIC MATERIALS CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BASIC MATERIALS COMPANY, BASIC MATERIALS CORP - CRUSHING PLANT #1, FERTILE QUARRY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 766.

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

• This state: 364
• Midwest: 69
• South: 5
• West: 8

77% of the 50434 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

96% of the 50434 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 106% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50434 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Harold	5	82.6 years
Carl	3	82.3 years
James	3	72.7 years
Ruth	3	77.0 years
Anna	2	82.1 years
Edwin	2	72.9 years
Helen	2	83.6 years
Doris	2	90.0 years
Alvina	2	89.4 years
George	2	70.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 50434 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ouverson	14	79.7 years
Suby	6	64.5 years
Purcell	6	73.3 years
Sheimo	5	77.7 years
Elthon	5	71.0 years
Zobel	4	80.8 years
Haugen	4	75.7 years
Anderson	3	71.0 years
Pederson	3	79.4 years
Johnson	3	83.7 years