50062 Zip Code (Melcher-Dallas, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 862
Zip code population in 2010: 741
Zip code population in 2000: 1,650

Houses and condos: 328
Renter-occupied apartments: 73
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 50062: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,042 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $928 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 50062:

• High school or higher: 95.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 50062:

• Never married: 19.7%
• Now married: 60.5%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 12.7%

• 
• • 80293.1%White
  • 374.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 222.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 50062, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,363 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,363
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $50,583 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$50,583
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1110.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3438.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6222.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9606.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13836.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $325 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$325
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,067 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,067
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$433 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$433
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,900 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

50062:	$7,900
Iowa:	$17,324

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 395.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,925 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,925
State:	$2,195

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.0%

Here:	90%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 50062, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,648 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,648
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $40,473 (reported on 88.0% of returns)

Here:	$40,473
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.8% for AGIs below $25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $729 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$729
Iowa:	$1,537

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$667 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$667
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$600 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$10,509

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,950 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

50062:	$4,950
Iowa:	$11,773

Total itemized deductions: $14,043 (22% of AGI, reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,043
State:	$21,278

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,040 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,040
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $4,800 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

50062:	$4,800
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $1,925 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,925
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 84.0%

Here:	84%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50062, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,438 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,438
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $35,583 (reported on 81.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,583
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.9% for AGIs below $10k, 73.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $882 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$882
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $694 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$694
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$667 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$667
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$4,100 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,100
State:	+$8,574

Total itemized deductions: $13,683 (23% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,683
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,604 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,604
State:	$3,089

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $3,412 (reported on 76.4% of returns)

50062:	$3,412
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,731 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,731
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.0%

Here:	79%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $10k, 80.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 50163, 50057, 50139, 50272, 50225, 50138.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 57
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 248

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 11 (3 now married, 7 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 184 (59 now married, 125 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 50062 with a mortgage: 136 (10 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,221
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $396

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 50062 household income distribution in 2022

• 43Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $74,999
• 68$75,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 50062

• 3Less than $10,000
• 30$20,000 to $24,999
• 32$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 19$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 to $249,999
• 23$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 13$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 50062

• 13$150 to $199
• 3$300 to $349
• 2$350 to $399
• 10$400 to $449
• 16$450 to $499
• 11$700 to $749
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $917.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,341
• Black or African American householders: $70,020
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $118,495
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $118,495

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $122,589 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,026 - $243,547

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $154,598

Here:	$154,598
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $53,193

Here:	$53,193
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 273
• 3 or 4: 10
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 9
• Mobile homes: 16

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 50062

• 78.8%278Drove a car alone
• 6.5%23Carpooled
• 7.6%27Bus or trolley bus
• 5.7%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 50062

• 35Less than 5 minutes
• 225 to 9 minutes
• 1910 to 14 minutes
• 3415 to 19 minutes
• 3720 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 5430 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 3440 to 44 minutes
• 5245 to 59 minutes
• 2160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 862

• Male householders: 123 (15 living alone), Female householders: 186 (38 living alone)

• 212 spouses (212 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 297 children (247 natural, 6 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 18 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 2 2-persons

170 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (47 men, 57 women).

99.1% of residents of 50062 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MELCHER-DALLAS ELEMENTAR (1003 E PARK ST in DALLAS, IA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-634212 409
  Organizations: MELCHER-DALLAS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Population in 1990: 996. Population change in the 1990s: +654 (+65.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 681
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 82
• South: 46
• West: 30

66% of the 50062 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

96% of the 50062 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 50062 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	6	78.4 years
William	6	76.0 years
James	5	55.4 years
Frank	4	74.0 years
Carl	4	76.3 years
Kenneth	4	79.8 years
George	3	75.7 years
Don	3	80.3 years
Gerald	3	72.7 years
Harold	3	73.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 50062 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Leavengood	4	76.0 years
Bingham	4	69.8 years
Verwers	4	78.5 years
Coulson	3	78.4 years
Fortune	3	72.6 years
Hyatt	3	76.3 years
Miller	3	78.0 years
Nelson	3	80.0 years
Poppinga	3	80.0 years
Quick	3	68.4 years