ZIP Code 50171

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Population: 2,445
Median household income: $55,944
Median home value: $188,700

ZIP Code 50171 (Poweshiek County, Iowa) is home to about 2,445 residents. Its median household income of $55,944 runs below the Poweshiek County figure of $64,837.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 50171's population held roughly steady from 2,468 to 2,445, while its median gross rent rose 13.2% from $726 to $822.

The median resident is 52.3 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,445
Median age: 52.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,944
Median home value: $188,700
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 1,592
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4682,445

Median household income

$62,500$55,944

Median home value

$180,800$188,700

Median gross rent

$726$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,468	$62,500	$180,800	$726
2020	2,585	$51,915	$175,800	$738
2021	2,528	$52,917	$192,900	$796
2022	2,440	$56,406	$183,800	$857
2023	2,445	$55,944	$188,700	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	4.9%
5 to 17	283	11.6%
18 to 24	203	8.3%
25 to 34	292	11.9%
35 to 44	168	6.9%
45 to 54	255	10.4%
55 to 64	408	16.7%
65 to 74	439	18.0%
75 and over	276	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,273	93.0%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.7%
Asian	13	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	63	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	4.4%
High school graduate	862	46.9%
Some college or associate's	581	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	194	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	121	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	913	87.0%
Carpooled	27	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	8.1%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	362	37.5%
15 to 29 min	321	33.3%
30 to 44 min	141	14.6%
45 to 59 min	59	6.1%
60+ min	82	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 11.0% (262 of 2,386)

	Count	Share
Family households	721	61.5%
Nonfamily households	452	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,173	73.7%
Vacant	419	26.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	831	70.8%
Renter-occupied	342	29.2%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,230	77.3%
1-unit, attached	8	0.5%
2 to 4 units	131	8.2%
5 to 19 units	32	2.0%
20 or more units	3	0.2%
Mobile home & other	188	11.8%

ZIP Code 50171

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