ZIP Code 52553

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wapello County, Iowa.

Population: 1,871
Median household income: $62,341
Median home value: $144,300

ZIP Code 52553 (Wapello County, Iowa) is home to about 1,871 residents. At $62,341, its median household income sits in line with Wapello County's $60,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 52553's population held roughly steady from 1,889 to 1,871, while its median gross rent rose 2.8% from $916 to $942.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,871
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,341
Median home value: $144,300
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 774
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8891,871

Median household income

$54,792$62,341

Median home value

$125,700$144,300

Median gross rent

$916$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,889	$54,792	$125,700	$916
2020	1,777	$53,478	$118,100	$903
2021	1,678	$54,844	$129,200	$829
2022	1,856	$59,357	$152,700	$915
2023	1,871	$62,341	$144,300	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	5.7%
5 to 17	384	20.5%
18 to 24	123	6.6%
25 to 34	189	10.1%
35 to 44	228	12.2%
45 to 54	194	10.4%
55 to 64	268	14.3%
65 to 74	193	10.3%
75 and over	186	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,775	94.9%
Black or African American	30	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	29	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate44.4%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	6.0%
High school graduate	558	44.4%
Some college or associate's	442	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	124	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	58	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	694	79.5%
Carpooled	30	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	7.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	10.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	267	34.0%
15 to 29 min	357	45.4%
30 to 44 min	79	10.1%
45 to 59 min	11	1.4%
60+ min	72	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 14.7% (274 of 1,867)

	Count	Share
Family households	522	73.8%
Nonfamily households	185	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	707	91.3%
Vacant	67	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	543	76.8%
Renter-occupied	164	23.2%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	659	85.1%
1-unit, attached	13	1.7%
2 to 4 units	24	3.1%
5 to 19 units	14	1.8%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	63	8.1%

ZIP Code 52553

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