ZIP Code 51579

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Harrison County, Iowa.

Population: 2,205
Median household income: $70,833
Median home value: $182,300

ZIP Code 51579 (Harrison County, Iowa) is home to about 2,205 residents. Its median household income of $70,833 runs below the Harrison County figure of $77,027.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 51579's population held roughly steady from 2,217 to 2,205, while its median gross rent rose 19.9% from $735 to $881.

The median resident is 36.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,205
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,833
Median home value: $182,300
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 919
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2172,205

Median household income

$64,167$70,833

Median home value

$130,000$182,300

Median gross rent

$735$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,217	$64,167	$130,000	$735
2020	2,252	$62,500	$137,200	$719
2021	2,304	$68,235	$155,900	$780
2022	2,116	$72,143	$179,500	$843
2023	2,205	$70,833	$182,300	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	6.8%
5 to 17	540	24.5%
18 to 24	112	5.1%
25 to 34	237	10.7%
35 to 44	298	13.5%
45 to 54	185	8.4%
55 to 64	286	13.0%
65 to 74	214	9.7%
75 and over	183	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,109	95.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	7.1%
High school graduate	544	38.8%
Some college or associate's	438	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	269	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	53	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	759	77.7%
Carpooled	84	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	6.6%
Bicycle	5	0.5%
Worked from home	56	5.7%
Other means	9	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	471	51.1%
15 to 29 min	152	16.5%
30 to 44 min	122	13.2%
45 to 59 min	74	8.0%
60+ min	102	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 9.6% (205 of 2,139)

	Count	Share
Family households	580	72.7%
Nonfamily households	218	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	86.8%
Vacant	121	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	615	77.1%
Renter-occupied	183	22.9%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	757	82.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	89	9.7%
5 to 19 units	42	4.6%
20 or more units	23	2.5%
Mobile home & other	5	0.5%

ZIP Code 51579

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