51044 Zip Code (Oto, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 216
Zip code population in 2010: 253
Zip code population in 2000: 283

Houses and condos: 121
Renter-occupied apartments: 12
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51044: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $952 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 51044:

• High school or higher: 89.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
• Unemployed: 16.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51044:

• Never married: 12.0%
• Now married: 60.3%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 16.4%
• Divorced: 10.8%

• 
• • 21197.7%White
  • 31.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 51044, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,990
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $31,025 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,025
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
Iowa:	$1,537

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 80.0%

Here:	80%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51044, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,491 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,491
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $26,244 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,244
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $911 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$911
Iowa:	$1,768

Taxable dividends: $111 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$111
State:	$2,510

Profit/loss from business: +$100 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$500 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$500
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $11,692 (22% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$11,692
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $818 (2% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$818
State:	$3,089

Here:	1.6% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,065 (reported on 68.8% of returns)

51044:	$3,065
State:	$6,177

Earned income credit: $1,353 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,353
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.5%

Here:	79%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 51004, 51056, 51051, 51026, 51019, 51039.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 83

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (5 now married, 14 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51044 with a mortgage: 6
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $781
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $657

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

• Zip code 51044 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 45$75,000 to $99,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51044

• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 30$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51044

• 3$400 to $449
• 2$500 to $549
• 6No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $528.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $60,996

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $89,263

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $117,929

Here:	$117,929
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $1,403,941

Here:	$1,403,941
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 117
• 20 to 49: 3

Unemployment: 16.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51044

• 84.0%36Drove a car alone
• 2.3%1Walked
• 7.0%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51044

• 310 to 14 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes
• 1330 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 216

• Male householders: 66 (21 living alone), Female householders: 32 (8 living alone)

• 62 spouses (62 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 23 children (22 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 2 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 1 4-persons

8 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 women).

70.5% of residents of 51044 zip code speak English at home.
31.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% very well, 6% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OTO CITY OF STP (HWY 31 AND LENOX AVE in OTO, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF OTO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.3%

Population in 1990: 340.

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

• This state: 131
• Midwest: 38
• West: 5

56% of the 51044 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

98% of the 51044 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

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: 1

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Appliance Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51044 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Paul	4	76.7 years
George	3	69.0 years
Frank	3	81.0 years
Frieda	3	80.4 years
James	3	71.6 years
William	3	75.6 years
Robert	3	67.3 years
Roy	3	85.3 years
Harold	2	71.0 years
Earl	2	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 51044 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	4	81.0 years
Zerfing	4	73.5 years
Handke	4	70.8 years
Mathwig	3	82.7 years
Oconnell	3	83.3 years
Timmerman	3	86.0 years
Gotto	3	84.4 years
Mcdonald	3	70.7 years
Brooks	3	80.3 years
Phillips	3	66.7 years