ZIP Code 50601

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hardin County, Iowa.

Population: 2,377
Median household income: $63,869
Median home value: $114,200

Covering part of Hardin County, Iowa, ZIP Code 50601 has about 2,377 residents. The median household income of $63,869 is in line with the Hardin County median ($64,906).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 50601's population declined 9.9% from 2,638 to 2,377, while its median gross rent rose 47.1% from $565 to $831.

21.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,377
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,869
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 1,135
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6382,377

Median household income

$58,636$63,869

Median home value

$89,100$114,200

Median gross rent

$565$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,638	$58,636	$89,100	$565
2020	2,571	$52,361	$98,700	$536
2021	2,521	$53,000	$96,100	$547
2022	2,468	$63,333	$109,800	$692
2023	2,377	$63,869	$114,200	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	4.3%
5 to 17	345	14.5%
18 to 24	200	8.4%
25 to 34	209	8.8%
35 to 44	345	14.5%
45 to 54	313	13.2%
55 to 64	349	14.7%
65 to 74	230	9.7%
75 and over	284	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,134	89.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	1.1%
Two or more races	24	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	181	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	7.2%
High school graduate	575	33.2%
Some college or associate's	667	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	271	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	93	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,062	83.9%
Carpooled	85	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	4.9%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	451	37.5%
15 to 29 min	405	33.6%
30 to 44 min	277	23.0%
45 to 59 min	37	3.1%
60+ min	34	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.5% (288 of 2,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	641	63.7%
Nonfamily households	366	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,007	88.7%
Vacant	128	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	833	82.7%
Renter-occupied	174	17.3%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,022	90.0%
1-unit, attached	7	0.6%
2 to 4 units	94	8.3%
5 to 19 units	4	0.4%
20 or more units	4	0.4%
Mobile home & other	4	0.4%

ZIP Code 50601

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