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City: Forest City, IA
Winnebago County, IA
Zip code population (2000): 6,226
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 5,843

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Houses and condos: 2,514
Renter-occupied apartments: 587
% of renters here:  25%
State:  28%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 50436: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 139.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 42 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.5% ($780)
Iowa:  1.8% ($1,077)

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Males: 3,096  (49.7%)
Females: 3,130  (50.3%)

Zip code 50436 races chart


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Urban population: 4,267
Rural population: 1,959

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $103,109
50436:  $103,109
Iowa:  $117,900


According to our research of public records there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 50436 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  36.7 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 50436, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,145 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $42,145
State:  $43,875

Salary/wage: $38,384 (reported on 85.2% of returns)
Here:  $38,384
State:  $38,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,310 (reported on 56.4% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,310
Iowa:  $1,768
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,569 (reported on 28.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,569
State:  $2,510
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,806 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:  +$11,806
State:  +$6,139
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,840 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:  +$6,840
State:  +$8,574
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,750 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
50436:  $2,750
Iowa:  $2,970
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Self-employed pension: $8,833 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
Here:  $8,833
Iowa:  $11,928

Total itemized deductions: $15,050 (1% of AGI, reported on 25.8% of returns)
Here:  $15,050
State:  $16,976
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.0% for AGIs below $10k, 10.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,214 (3.8% of AGI, reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:  $3,214
Iowa:  $3,089

Here:  3.8% of AGI
State:  3.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,771 (reported on 76.5% of returns)
50436:  $5,771
State:  $6,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,545 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:  $1,545
State:  $1,540
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.5%
Here:  76%
State:  70%
(% for various income ranges: 59.0% for AGIs below $10k, 80.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.7% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,822
This zip code:  $50,822
Iowa:  $47,292
Forest City, IA (50436) map

Nearest zip codes: 50453, 50432, 50438, 50478, 50473, 50450.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  68.9%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 50436 with a mortgage: 941 (97 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 461


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $893

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $326

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  9.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.7%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.4
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 30
  • 1995 to 1998: 92
  • 1990 to 1994: 106
  • 1980 to 1989: 212
  • 1970 to 1979: 564
  • 1960 to 1969: 319
  • 1950 to 1959: 250
  • 1940 to 1949: 193
  • 1939 or earlier: 724



Zip code 50436 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Forest City, IA (50436):
  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedrooms: 53
  • 2 bedrooms: 370
  • 3 bedrooms: 820
  • 4 bedrooms: 409
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 109


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 13
  • 1 bedrooms: 133
  • 2 bedrooms: 236
  • 3 bedrooms: 144
  • 4 bedrooms: 53
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8



Vehicles available in 50436 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 48
  • 1 vehicle: 364
  • 2 vehicles: 872
  • 3 vehicles: 389
  • 4 vehicles: 51
  • 5 or more vehicles: 42


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 77
  • 1 vehicle: 301
  • 2 vehicles: 133
  • 3 vehicles: 69
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 50436 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 50436 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 50436:

  • Less than $10,000: 22
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 13
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 31
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 24
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 21
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 22
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 32
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 77
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 67
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 101
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 141
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 133
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 106
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 345
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 184
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 124
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 76
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 86
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 28
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 22
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 3
 



50436 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 50436:

  • Less than $100: 8
  • $100 to $149: 27
  • $150 to $199: 21
  • $200 to $249: 42
  • $250 to $299: 53
  • $300 to $349: 76
  • $350 to $399: 88
  • $400 to $449: 23
  • $450 to $499: 6
  • $500 to $549: 8
  • $550 to $599: 7
  • $2,000 or more: 32
  • No cash rent: 92
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $114,884.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,544
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $17,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,973 (it was $71,800 in 2000)
50436:  $102,973
Iowa:  $117,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,593 - $125,441

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $115,821
Here:  $115,821
State:  $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,952
Here:  $97,952
State:  $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $82,204
Here:  $82,204
State:  $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,213
Here:  $118,213
State:  $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,647
Here:  $187,647
State:  $124,442

Mobile homes: $24,737
Here:  $24,737
State:  $29,315


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,839
  • One, attached: 60
  • Two: 107
  • 3 or 4: 113
  • 5 to 9: 114
  • 10 to 19: 18
  • 20 to 49: 28
  • Mobile homes: 211
50436 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,316 (72%)
  • Carpooled: 534 (17%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 222 (7%)
  • Other means: 20 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 102 (3%)
 

50436 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 443
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1166
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 778
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 245
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 141
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 40
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 70
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 31
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 64
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 72
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 20
  • 90 or more minutes: 37
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 5,781

  • In family households: 4,945 (1,359 male householders, 255 female householders)
    1,373 spouses, 1,850 children (1,670 natural, 53 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 16 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 836 (325 male householders (269 living alone)), 400 female householders (371 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 389 (71 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 730 2-persons, 329 3-persons, 325 4-persons, 173 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 640 1-person, 76 2-persons, 9 5-persons.

1,249 married couples with children.
288 single-parent households (74 men, 214 women).

92.8% of residents of 50436 zip code speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 2% well, 25% not well, 3% not at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% very well, 14% well, 29% not well, 13% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% very well, 28% well).

Foreign born population: 209 (3.4%)
(7.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  3.4%
Whole state:  3.1%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (34%)
  • Mexico (25%)
  • Venezuela (11%)
  • Egypt (11%)
  • Taiwan (5%)
  • Other South Central Asia (5%)
  • Japan (3%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 140
  • 1990 to 1994: 37
  • 1985 to 1989: 11
  • 1980 to 1984: 6
  • 1975 to 1979: 10
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 5

White population: 6,013
Black population: 26
American Indian population: 12
Asian population: 64
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 74
Two or more races population: 36

Zip code 50436 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 1948
 Norwegian: 1716
 Other groups: 234
 Irish: 233
 United States or American: 220
 English: 201
 Swedish: 155
 Danish: 115
 Italian: 78
 Dutch: 68
 Yugoslavian: 62
 French (except Basque): 49
 Greek: 49
 Czech: 43
 Scotch-Irish: 31
 Scottish: 31
 Arab:: 28
 Egyptian: 28
 Polish: 25
 Welsh: 17
 Czechoslovakian: 15
 Northern European: 13
 Austrian: 11
 Belgian: 9
 British: 7
 Luxemburger: 7
 Canadian: 6
 European: 5
 Finnish: 5
 Serbian: 5
 Scandinavian: 4



Zip code 50436 topographic map


Median worth of mobile homes: $25,419

Zip code 50436 marital status for males
Zip code 50436 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 4575
  • Northeast: 41
  • Midwest: 1093
  • South: 93
  • West: 133

58% of the 50436 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.

Population in 1990: 6,010. Population change in the 1990s: +216 (+3.6%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here:  1.0%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
Here:  4.5%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 333
Here:  74.8%
Iowa:  25.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • MAT LOGO, INC (36367 165TH AVE in FOREST CITY, IA; small business): $21,888 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2005
    $9,430 with Navy for Floor Coverings. Signed on 2003-02-05. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
    $5,279, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-04. Completion date: 2005-04-13.
    $4,356 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-10-06.
    $2,823 with Army for Floor Coverings. Signed on 2004-03-03. Completion date: 2004-03-15.


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

  • Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
  • Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 7)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



People in group quarters
  • 287 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 53 people in nursing homes
  • 37 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)



National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 358 meters
Total costs: 1,432,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 4,245
Total average daily truck traffic: 29
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 5,645



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