ZIP Code 50140

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Decatur County, Iowa.

Population: 2,817
Median household income: $54,000
Median home value: $120,300

ZIP Code 50140 (Decatur County, Iowa) is home to about 2,817 residents. The median household income of $54,000 is below the Decatur County median ($57,146).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 50140's population declined 4.2% from 2,940 to 2,817, while its median gross rent rose 16.8% from $612 to $715.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.6% of the population. 68.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,817
Median age: 30.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,000
Median home value: $120,300
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 1,209
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9402,817

Median household income

$40,417$54,000

Median home value

$95,600$120,300

Median gross rent

$612$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,940	$40,417	$95,600	$612
2020	2,925	$41,434	$88,100	$597
2021	2,945	$50,125	$96,100	$625
2022	2,973	$54,808	$107,500	$701
2023	2,817	$54,000	$120,300	$715

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2425.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	5.7%
5 to 17	350	12.4%
18 to 24	728	25.8%
25 to 34	314	11.1%
35 to 44	198	7.0%
45 to 54	259	9.2%
55 to 64	287	10.2%
65 to 74	265	9.4%
75 and over	255	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,383	84.6%
Black or African American	123	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.8%
Asian	35	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.7%
Two or more races	140	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate19.0%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	11.3%
High school graduate	300	19.0%
Some college or associate's	336	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	405	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	358	22.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	896	68.0%
Carpooled	143	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	190	14.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	6.6%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	808	65.6%
15 to 29 min	251	20.4%
30 to 44 min	121	9.8%
45 to 59 min	12	1.0%
60+ min	39	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 21.4% (493 of 2,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	653	63.8%
Nonfamily households	371	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,024	84.7%
Vacant	185	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	617	60.3%
Renter-occupied	407	39.7%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	874	72.3%
1-unit, attached	18	1.5%
2 to 4 units	148	12.2%
5 to 19 units	29	2.4%
20 or more units	98	8.1%
Mobile home & other	42	3.5%

ZIP Code 50140

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