ZIP Code 52255

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cedar County, Iowa.

Population: 1,100
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $137,900

ZIP Code 52255 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cedar County, Iowa, home to about 1,100 residents. The median household income of $60,625 is below the Cedar County median ($79,080).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 52255's population declined 36.4% from 1,730 to 1,100, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $766 to $933.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.4% of the population. 87.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,100
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $137,900
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 593
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7301,100

Median household income

$65,861$60,625

Median home value

$141,700$137,900

Median gross rent

$766$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,730	$65,861	$141,700	$766
2020	1,426	$61,250	$118,000	$768
2021	1,276	$62,054	$121,300	$817
2022	1,166	$63,512	$137,900	$923
2023	1,100	$60,625	$137,900	$933

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	3.3%
5 to 17	197	17.9%
18 to 24	58	5.3%
25 to 34	127	11.5%
35 to 44	178	16.2%
45 to 54	94	8.5%
55 to 64	146	13.3%
65 to 74	180	16.4%
75 and over	84	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,038	94.4%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	4.8%
High school graduate	332	41.0%
Some college or associate's	251	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	118	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	69	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	460	87.3%
Carpooled	8	1.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	8.7%
Other means	2	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	27.4%
15 to 29 min	111	23.1%
30 to 44 min	63	13.1%
45 to 59 min	116	24.1%
60+ min	59	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 12.2% (134 of 1,100)

	Count	Share
Family households	274	51.5%
Nonfamily households	258	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	532	89.7%
Vacant	61	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	413	77.6%
Renter-occupied	119	22.4%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	515	86.8%
1-unit, attached	18	3.0%
2 to 4 units	53	8.9%
5 to 19 units	5	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.3%

ZIP Code 52255

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