51037 Zip Code (Meriden, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 294
Zip code population in 2010: 322
Zip code population in 2000: 491

Houses and condos: 161
Renter-occupied apartments: 23
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51037: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 23.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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: $1,002 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,216 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 51037:

• High school or higher: 98.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51037:

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 76.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.3%
• Divorced: 4.6%

• 
• • 29098.6%White
  • 41.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51037, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,888 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,888
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $45,231 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$45,231
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1443.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3856.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5705.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $838 (reported on 47.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$838
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $933 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$933
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,650 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,650
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

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 $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 51037, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,050 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,050
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $35,285 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,285
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $25k, 62.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,062 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,062
Iowa:	$1,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,200 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$4,542

Profit/loss from business: +$1,150 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,150
State:	+$10,509

Total itemized deductions: $17,800 (12% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,800
State:	$21,278

Here:	12.5% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $2,300 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,800 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

51037:	$4,800
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 81.2%

Here:	81%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51037, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,806 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,806
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $27,271 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$27,271
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.5% for AGIs below $10k, 60.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $885 (reported on 62.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$885
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $511 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$511
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$233 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$233
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from farming: +$9,429 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,429
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $13,074 (32% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,074
State:	$16,976

Here:	31.9% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,833 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$3,089

Here:	4.3% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,243 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

51037:	$3,243
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,286 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,286
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.0%

Here:	80%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 76.6% for AGIs below $10k, 79.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 51014, 51012, 51029, 51046, 51009, 51035.
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: 115

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (11 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 24 (13 now married, 11 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51037 with a mortgage: 68
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,328
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $447

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

• Zip code 51037 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51037

• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 30$250,000 to $299,999
• 22$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51037

• 1$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 7$550 to $599
• 3$900 to $999

Median gross rent in 2022: $685.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $251,769

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $248,715 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,731 - $315,114

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 146
• 3 or 4: 3
• 5 to 9: 9
• Mobile homes: 1

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51037

• 83.5%109Drove a car alone
• 3.1%4Carpooled
• 1.5%2Walked
• 10.0%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51037

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 175 to 9 minutes
• 2810 to 14 minutes
• 4715 to 19 minutes
• 720 to 24 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes
• 130 to 34 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 245 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 294

• Male householders: 93 (11 living alone), Female householders: 33 (16 living alone)

• 90 spouses (90 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (1 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 75 children (64 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 8 2-persons

66 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• RAY HALDER AG-LIME (428 MAGNETIC in MERIDEN, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.8%

Population in 1990: 333. Population change in the 1990s: +158 (+47.4%).

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

• This state: 215
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 61
• South: 2
• West: 4

70% of the 51037 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

100% of the 51037 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51037 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	5	80.0 years
John	4	82.0 years
Harry	3	75.3 years
Florence	3	76.0 years
Ruth	3	73.0 years
Charles	2	82.0 years
James	2	72.5 years
Frank	2	89.0 years
Margaret	2	73.5 years
Leo	2	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 51037 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lundquist	6	70.0 years
Gill	3	81.7 years
Hurd	3	78.3 years
Nelson	3	84.6 years
Sechler	3	75.4 years
Jackson	2	75.5 years
Alquist	2	85.4 years
Ament	2	85.0 years
Ames	2	79.0 years
Gilbert	2	78.0 years