ZIP Code 52253

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Linn County, Iowa.

Population: 2,593
Median household income: $90,163
Median home value: $222,200

ZIP Code 52253 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Linn County, Iowa, home to about 2,593 residents. At $90,163, its median household income sits above Linn County's $76,421.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 52253's population declined 22.9% from 3,362 to 2,593, while its median gross rent rose 10.3% from $718 to $792.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,593
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $90,163
Median home value: $222,200
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 1,125
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3622,593

Median household income

$72,917$90,163

Median home value

$182,800$222,200

Median gross rent

$718$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,362	$72,917	$182,800	$718
2020	2,966	$77,108	$181,000	$879
2021	2,816	$81,500	$184,900	$813
2022	2,764	$86,875	$216,600	$725
2023	2,593	$90,163	$222,200	$792

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	6.1%
5 to 17	423	16.3%
18 to 24	193	7.4%
25 to 34	242	9.3%
35 to 44	297	11.5%
45 to 54	282	10.9%
55 to 64	339	13.1%
65 to 74	387	14.9%
75 and over	271	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,572	99.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.4%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	4.8%
High school graduate	685	37.7%
Some college or associate's	608	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	291	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	147	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,021	82.5%
Carpooled	39	3.2%
Public transit	11	0.9%
Walked	23	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	142	11.5%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	256	23.4%
15 to 29 min	439	40.1%
30 to 44 min	338	30.8%
45 to 59 min	42	3.8%
60+ min	21	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 3.4% (84 of 2,489)

	Count	Share
Family households	695	64.2%
Nonfamily households	388	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,083	96.3%
Vacant	42	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	890	82.2%
Renter-occupied	193	17.8%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	912	81.1%
1-unit, attached	57	5.1%
2 to 4 units	68	6.0%
5 to 19 units	61	5.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	2.4%

ZIP Code 52253

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