ZIP Code 51240

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lyon County, Iowa.

Population: 1,842
Median household income: $80,948
Median home value: $193,600

ZIP Code 51240 (Lyon County, Iowa) is home to about 1,842 residents. The median household income of $80,948 is above the Lyon County median ($72,881).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 51240's population declined 12.4% from 2,103 to 1,842, while its median gross rent rose 23.6% from $944 to $1,167.

93.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,842
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $80,948
Median home value: $193,600
Median gross rent: $1,167
Housing units: 685
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1031,842

Median household income

$68,841$80,948

Median home value

$150,800$193,600

Median gross rent

$944$1,167

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,103	$68,841	$150,800	$944
2020	2,172	$71,986	$157,100	$1,050
2021	1,837	$72,283	$155,000	$1,045
2022	1,629	$86,875	$159,000	$1,010
2023	1,842	$80,948	$193,600	$1,167

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

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	196	10.6%
5 to 17	400	21.7%
18 to 24	81	4.4%
25 to 34	301	16.3%
35 to 44	185	10.0%
45 to 54	95	5.2%
55 to 64	204	11.1%
65 to 74	219	11.9%
75 and over	161	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,723	93.5%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	29	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	9.6%
High school graduate	377	32.4%
Some college or associate's	471	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	181	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	652	75.5%
Carpooled	51	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	17.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	30.8%
15 to 29 min	302	42.1%
30 to 44 min	121	16.9%
45 to 59 min	39	5.4%
60+ min	34	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 3.3% (60 of 1,801)

	Count	Share
Family households	475	74.0%
Nonfamily households	167	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	642	93.7%
Vacant	43	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	556	86.6%
Renter-occupied	86	13.4%

1-unit, detached93.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	641	93.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12	1.8%
5 to 19 units	22	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.9%

ZIP Code 51240

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