ZIP Code 52577

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mahaska County, Iowa.

Population: 14,336
Median household income: $65,589
Median home value: $143,700

ZIP Code 52577 (Mahaska County, Iowa) is home to about 14,336 residents. At $65,589, its median household income sits below Mahaska County's $69,019.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 52577's population declined 3.8% from 14,896 to 14,336, while its median gross rent rose 32.9% from $662 to $880.

25.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,336
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,589
Median home value: $143,700
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 6,242
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,89614,336

Median household income

$52,695$65,589

Median home value

$113,400$143,700

Median gross rent

$662$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,896	$52,695	$113,400	$662
2020	15,088	$55,173	$111,900	$702
2021	14,551	$61,034	$120,900	$732
2022	14,437	$63,961	$138,200	$817
2023	14,336	$65,589	$143,700	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	775	5.4%
5 to 17	2,569	17.9%
18 to 24	1,460	10.2%
25 to 34	1,640	11.4%
35 to 44	1,635	11.4%
45 to 54	1,533	10.7%
55 to 64	1,774	12.4%
65 to 74	1,679	11.7%
75 and over	1,271	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,168	91.9%
Black or African American	222	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	199	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	374	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	351	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	602	6.3%
High school graduate	3,623	38.0%
Some college or associate's	2,856	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,784	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	667	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,639	79.5%
Carpooled	715	10.1%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	306	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	397	5.6%
Other means	30	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,806	56.9%
15 to 29 min	1,712	25.6%
30 to 44 min	745	11.1%
45 to 59 min	241	3.6%
60+ min	188	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 14.9% (2,037 of 13,630)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,602	63.0%
Nonfamily households	2,111	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,713	91.5%
Vacant	529	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,751	65.7%
Renter-occupied	1,962	34.3%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,574	73.3%
1-unit, attached	94	1.5%
2 to 4 units	660	10.6%
5 to 19 units	471	7.5%
20 or more units	134	2.1%
Mobile home & other	309	5.0%

ZIP Code 52577

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