51231 Zip Code (Archer, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 623
Zip code population in 2010: 282
Zip code population in 2000: 280

Houses and condos: 190
Renter-occupied apartments: 5
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51231: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 28.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 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: $1,193 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 51231:

• High school or higher: 98.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 0.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51231:

• Never married: 12.2%
• Now married: 82.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.1%
• Divorced: 2.7%

• 
• • 62299.8%White
  • 10.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51231, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,154 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,154
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $44,330 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$44,330
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1390.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $550 (reported on 46.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$550
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,150 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,150
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,100 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,100
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 410.0% for AGIs below $25k)

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 51231, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $64,269 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,269
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $29,218 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,218
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $817 (reported on 46.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$817
Iowa:	$1,537

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.2%

Here:	69%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51231, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,217 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,217
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $24,595 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,595
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 184.5% for AGIs below $10k, 84.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,057 (reported on 49.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,057
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $613 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$613
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$296 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$296
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$2,818 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,818
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$8,067 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,067
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $11,600 (32% of AGI, reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$11,600
State:	$16,976

Here:	31.7% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,303 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

51231:	$3,303
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $750 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$750
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 83.2%

Here:	83%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $10k, 88.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 51248, 51201, 51245, 51238, 51046, 51022.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 183

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 38 (39 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (37 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51231 with a mortgage: 94
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,338
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $740

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

• Zip code 51231 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 20$75,000 to $99,999
• 70$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51231

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 60$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51231

• 1$600 to $649
• 3No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,664

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $197,922

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $44,662

Here:	$44,662
State:	$245,224

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 182
• One, attached: 2
• Mobile homes: 4

Unemployment: 0.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51231

• 89.1%220Drove a car alone
• 4.5%11Carpooled
• 4.1%10Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51231

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 115 to 9 minutes
• 4210 to 14 minutes
• 4915 to 19 minutes
• 820 to 24 minutes
• 125 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 6735 to 39 minutes
• 3845 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 623

• Male householders: 160 (21 living alone), Female householders: 27 (8 living alone)

• 131 spouses (128 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 274 children (216 natural, 56 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person

265 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 women).

97.9% of residents of 51231 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARCHER COOP GRAIN CO (112 CHEROKEE AVENUE in ARCHER, IA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Alternative names: ARCHER COOP GRAIN CO/ICI AMER

• BROWER CONSTRUCTION CO-FORMER SITE OF (3 MI N ON L-40, E 2 MI in ARCHER, IA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 194. Population change in the 1990s: +86 (+44.3%).

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

• This state: 534
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 49
• South: 3
• West: 31

64% of the 51231 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.

100% of the 51231 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): 31
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Information: Libraries and Archives (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51231 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	5	81.2 years
John	4	85.2 years
Dorothy	3	78.7 years
Mary	3	69.6 years
Agnes	2	82.5 years
Albert	2	80.5 years
Grace	2	88.5 years
Earl	2	90.5 years
Jennie	2	95.1 years
Irene	2	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 51231 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dykstra	4	67.7 years
Vollink	4	73.4 years
Koepnick	4	83.5 years
Mateer	3	81.0 years
Kaiser	3	88.6 years
Watson	3	78.6 years
Vandenhull	3	76.3 years
Storm	3	79.3 years
Akeson	3	89.0 years
Sanem	3	84.6 years