ZIP Code 52342

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tama County, Iowa.

Population: 2,898
Median household income: $62,344
Median home value: $136,300

ZIP Code 52342 (Tama County, Iowa) is home to about 2,898 residents. The median household income of $62,344 is below the Tama County median ($67,955).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 52342's population declined 15.7% from 3,436 to 2,898, while its median gross rent rose 27.2% from $750 to $954.

72.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,898
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,344
Median home value: $136,300
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 1,390
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4362,898

Median household income

$47,723$62,344

Median home value

$103,000$136,300

Median gross rent

$750$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,436	$47,723	$103,000	$750
2020	3,005	$47,262	$107,800	$693
2021	2,915	$52,147	$111,000	$868
2022	2,875	$57,759	$123,000	$915
2023	2,898	$62,344	$136,300	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	5.0%
5 to 17	464	16.0%
18 to 24	292	10.1%
25 to 34	286	9.9%
35 to 44	221	7.6%
45 to 54	337	11.6%
55 to 64	574	19.8%
65 to 74	333	11.5%
75 and over	246	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,424	83.6%
Black or African American	46	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	121	4.2%
Asian	17	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	212	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149	7.5%
High school graduate	842	42.2%
Some college or associate's	604	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	313	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	89	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit2.3%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	981	75.2%
Carpooled	178	13.6%
Public transit	30	2.3%
Walked	60	4.6%
Bicycle	11	0.8%
Worked from home	45	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	608	48.3%
15 to 29 min	234	18.6%
30 to 44 min	198	15.7%
45 to 59 min	52	4.1%
60+ min	168	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 18.9% (514 of 2,721)

	Count	Share
Family households	805	66.6%
Nonfamily households	404	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,209	87.0%
Vacant	181	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	847	70.1%
Renter-occupied	362	29.9%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,014	72.9%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	70	5.0%
5 to 19 units	88	6.3%
20 or more units	49	3.5%
Mobile home & other	164	11.8%

ZIP Code 52342

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