ZIP Code 51235

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lyon County, Iowa.

Population: 1,152
Median household income: $63,194
Median home value: $250,600

ZIP Code 51235 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lyon County, Iowa, home to about 1,152 residents. Its median household income of $63,194 runs below the Lyon County figure of $72,881.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 51235's population declined 16.2% from 1,374 to 1,152, while its median gross rent fell 26.3% from $653 to $481.

The median resident is 29.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,152
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $63,194
Median home value: $250,600
Median gross rent: $481
Housing units: 381
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3741,152

Median household income

$78,000$63,194

Median home value

$173,000$250,600

Median gross rent

$653$481

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,374	$78,000	$173,000	$653
2020	1,147	$62,431	$168,100	$675
2021	1,126	$63,482	$198,800	$580
2022	1,012	$63,676	$193,800	$600
2023	1,152	$63,194	$250,600	$481

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

Age distribution

Under 514.8%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170	14.8%
5 to 17	283	24.6%
18 to 24	40	3.5%
25 to 34	185	16.1%
35 to 44	103	8.9%
45 to 54	108	9.4%
55 to 64	111	9.6%
65 to 74	63	5.5%
75 and over	89	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,137	98.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	1.0%
Two or more races	3	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate58.7%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	5.3%
High school graduate	387	58.7%
Some college or associate's	185	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	44	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	327	70.2%
Carpooled	15	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	24.0%
Other means	2	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	184	52.0%
15 to 29 min	125	35.3%
30 to 44 min	31	8.8%
45 to 59 min	11	3.1%
60+ min	3	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 15.4% (177 of 1,152)

	Count	Share
Family households	260	68.2%
Nonfamily households	121	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	381	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	317	83.2%
Renter-occupied	64	16.8%

1-unit, detached96.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	366	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	2.4%
5 to 19 units	2	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.0%

ZIP Code 51235

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