ZIP Code 50585

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Buena Vista County, Iowa.

Population: 1,165
Median household income: $70,179
Median home value: $99,200

Covering part of Buena Vista County, Iowa, ZIP Code 50585 has about 1,165 residents. Its median household income of $70,179 runs above the Buena Vista County figure of $66,564.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 50585's population declined 10.5% from 1,302 to 1,165, while its median gross rent fell 19.6% from $797 to $641.

The typical home was built around 1944. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,165
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,179
Median home value: $99,200
Median gross rent: $641
Housing units: 522
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3021,165

Median household income

$61,500$70,179

Median home value

$94,100$99,200

Median gross rent

$797$641

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,302	$61,500	$94,100	$797
2020	1,303	$61,587	$81,800	$820
2021	1,210	$58,281	$80,400	$767
2022	1,207	$68,676	$94,100	$755
2023	1,165	$70,179	$99,200	$641

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	4.8%
5 to 17	285	24.5%
18 to 24	50	4.3%
25 to 34	64	5.5%
35 to 44	153	13.1%
45 to 54	167	14.3%
55 to 64	110	9.4%
65 to 74	171	14.7%
75 and over	109	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	997	85.6%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.3%
Two or more races	20	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	138	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's44.8%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	5.9%
High school graduate	227	29.3%
Some college or associate's	347	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	101	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	53	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	477	84.7%
Carpooled	41	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	3.7%
Other means	5	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	189	34.9%
15 to 29 min	223	41.1%
30 to 44 min	80	14.8%
45 to 59 min	4	0.7%
60+ min	46	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 4.2% (48 of 1,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	288	64.6%
Nonfamily households	158	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	446	85.4%
Vacant	76	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	386	86.5%
Renter-occupied	60	13.5%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	473	90.6%
1-unit, attached	11	2.1%
2 to 4 units	26	5.0%
5 to 19 units	9	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.6%

ZIP Code 50585

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