ZIP Code 51537

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Iowa.

Population: 6,480
Median household income: $62,353
Median home value: $161,800

ZIP Code 51537 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Iowa, home to about 6,480 residents. At $62,353, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $67,690.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 51537's population declined 3.5% from 6,716 to 6,480, while its median gross rent rose 31.8% from $648 to $854.

23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,480
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,353
Median home value: $161,800
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 2,893
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7166,480

Median household income

$59,286$62,353

Median home value

$124,700$161,800

Median gross rent

$648$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,716	$59,286	$124,700	$648
2020	6,478	$60,083	$121,200	$788
2021	6,738	$57,132	$142,100	$908
2022	6,852	$66,615	$155,600	$1,036
2023	6,480	$62,353	$161,800	$854

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	462	7.1%
5 to 17	1,064	16.4%
18 to 24	428	6.6%
25 to 34	647	10.0%
35 to 44	686	10.6%
45 to 54	601	9.3%
55 to 64	1,099	17.0%
65 to 74	768	11.9%
75 and over	725	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,910	91.2%
Black or African American	47	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.4%
Two or more races	308	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	5.5%
High school graduate	1,556	34.4%
Some college or associate's	1,638	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	766	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	316	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,455	82.6%
Carpooled	177	6.0%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	63	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	253	8.5%
Other means	14	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,788	65.8%
15 to 29 min	518	19.1%
30 to 44 min	131	4.8%
45 to 59 min	90	3.3%
60+ min	192	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 8.6% (550 of 6,372)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,616	60.7%
Nonfamily households	1,048	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,664	92.1%
Vacant	229	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,954	73.3%
Renter-occupied	710	26.7%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,458	85.0%
1-unit, attached	33	1.1%
2 to 4 units	169	5.8%
5 to 19 units	22	0.8%
20 or more units	120	4.1%
Mobile home & other	91	3.1%

ZIP Code 51537

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