ZIP Code 50648

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Buchanan County, Iowa.

Population: 4,120
Median household income: $96,081
Median home value: $210,800

ZIP Code 50648 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Buchanan County, Iowa, home to about 4,120 residents. The median household income of $96,081 is above the Buchanan County median ($78,430).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 50648's population declined 3.0% from 4,247 to 4,120, while its median gross rent rose 39.8% from $660 to $923.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,120
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $96,081
Median home value: $210,800
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 1,700
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2474,120

Median household income

$77,935$96,081

Median home value

$169,000$210,800

Median gross rent

$660$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,247	$77,935	$169,000	$660
2020	4,223	$82,283	$170,300	$759
2021	4,004	$90,610	$169,800	$777
2022	4,044	$90,000	$195,400	$743
2023	4,120	$96,081	$210,800	$923

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	261	6.3%
5 to 17	755	18.3%
18 to 24	374	9.1%
25 to 34	549	13.3%
35 to 44	548	13.3%
45 to 54	464	11.3%
55 to 64	510	12.4%
65 to 74	448	10.9%
75 and over	211	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,988	96.8%
Black or African American	21	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	127	4.7%
High school graduate	891	32.6%
Some college or associate's	1,070	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	510	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	132	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,789	80.7%
Carpooled	183	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	186	8.4%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	495	24.4%
15 to 29 min	1,021	50.3%
30 to 44 min	392	19.3%
45 to 59 min	84	4.1%
60+ min	38	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 5.9% (244 of 4,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,200	79.7%
Nonfamily households	306	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,506	88.6%
Vacant	194	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,335	88.6%
Renter-occupied	171	11.4%

1-unit, detached85.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,448	85.2%
1-unit, attached	13	0.8%
2 to 4 units	111	6.5%
5 to 19 units	51	3.0%
20 or more units	9	0.5%
Mobile home & other	68	4.0%

ZIP Code 50648

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