ZIP Code 51046

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in O'Brien County, Iowa.

Population: 1,407
Median household income: $81,389
Median home value: $161,200

ZIP Code 51046 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in O'Brien County, Iowa, home to about 1,407 residents. At $81,389, its median household income sits above O'Brien County's $68,216.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 51046's population declined 6.8% from 1,510 to 1,407, while its median gross rent rose 21.5% from $662 to $804.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,407
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,389
Median home value: $161,200
Median gross rent: $804
Housing units: 825
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5101,407

Median household income

$68,594$81,389

Median home value

$109,600$161,200

Median gross rent

$662$804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,510	$68,594	$109,600	$662
2020	1,461	$67,340	$112,300	$543
2021	1,448	$74,583	$116,200	$648
2022	1,432	$74,327	$149,700	$801
2023	1,407	$81,389	$161,200	$804

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5418.8%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	3.1%
5 to 17	192	13.6%
18 to 24	96	6.8%
25 to 34	100	7.1%
35 to 44	134	9.5%
45 to 54	264	18.8%
55 to 64	267	19.0%
65 to 74	149	10.6%
75 and over	162	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,376	97.8%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	4.9%
High school graduate	405	37.6%
Some college or associate's	389	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	165	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	64	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	688	85.7%
Carpooled	25	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	10.5%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	408	56.7%
15 to 29 min	201	28.0%
30 to 44 min	83	11.5%
45 to 59 min	19	2.6%
60+ min	8	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 6.1% (86 of 1,407)

	Count	Share
Family households	414	59.7%
Nonfamily households	280	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	694	84.1%
Vacant	131	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	545	78.5%
Renter-occupied	149	21.5%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	751	91.0%
1-unit, attached	28	3.4%
2 to 4 units	11	1.3%
5 to 19 units	35	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 51046

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