52534 Zip Code (Beacon, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 421
Zip code population in 2010: 284
Zip code population in 2000: 257

Houses and condos: 177
Renter-occupied apartments: 34
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 52534: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,077 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,399 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $671 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 52534:

• High school or higher: 84.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 52534:

• Never married: 34.3%
• Now married: 46.4%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 5.5%
• Divorced: 13.3%

• 
• • 36987.6%White
  • 255.9%Two or more races
  • 153.6%Black
  • 122.9%Asian

Urban population: 384
Rural population: 36

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 52534, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,860 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,860
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $39,783 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,783
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 825.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3846.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10680.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.0% 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 $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 52534, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,662 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,662
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $39,618 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,618
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.4% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 174.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Iowa:	$1,537

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,733
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 84.6%

Here:	85%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 200.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 52534, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,677 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,677
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $31,073 (reported on 86.6% of returns)

Here:	$31,073
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $238 (reported on 33.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$238
Iowa:	$1,768

Taxable dividends: $176 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$176
State:	$2,510

Profit/loss from business: +$1,643 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,643
State:	+$8,574

Total itemized deductions: $12,643 (20% of AGI, reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,643
State:	$16,976

Here:	20.0% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,247 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

52534:	$3,247
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,846 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,846
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 83.5%

Here:	83%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 80.6% for AGIs below $10k, 77.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 52577, 52595, 52553, 50143, 50207, 52543.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 24
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 155

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 96 (48 now married, 48 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 52534 with a mortgage: 49
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,273
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $393

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

• Zip code 52534 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 35$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 23$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 52534

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 25$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 16$200,000 to $249,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 52534

• 3$400 to $449
• 1$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 2$650 to $699
• 3$800 to $899
• 11No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $658.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,421

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $76,511 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,000 - $122,484

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $112,623

Here:	$112,623
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $40,251

Here:	$40,251
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 109
• Mobile homes: 61

Unemployment: 2.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 52534

• 76.4%177Drove a car alone
• 21.6%50Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 52534

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 525 to 9 minutes
• 3810 to 14 minutes
• 1615 to 19 minutes
• 3720 to 24 minutes
• 2030 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 3445 to 59 minutes
• 1860 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 421

• Male householders: 118 (36 living alone), Female householders: 62 (31 living alone)

• 80 spouses (80 opposite-sex spouses), 20 unmarried partners, (20 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 102 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person, 4 2-persons

54 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (7 men, 2 women).

99.5% of residents of 52534 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BEACON CITY OF STP (CITY CLERK in BEACON, IA)

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

Population in 1990: 1,559.

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

• This state: 346
• Midwest: 33
• South: 15
• West: 15

54% of the 52534 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

88% of the 52534 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different 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: 9

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 52534 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Earl	2	69.5 years
Harry	2	82.5 years
Fred	2	77.0 years
Henry	2	66.5 years
James	2	80.5 years
John	2	74.5 years
Bertha	2	86.0 years
David	2	63.0 years
Inez	2	80.0 years
Leo	2	74.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 52534 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Sherman	5	71.6 years
Deaver	4	84.3 years
Miller	4	59.5 years
Thomas	3	60.0 years
Evans	2	62.5 years
Donkelaar	2	85.0 years
Boyer	2	68.0 years
Carroll	2	75.4 years
Hoffman	2	76.0 years
Clark	2	71.0 years