51540 Zip Code (Hastings, IA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 305
Zip code population in 2010: 449
Zip code population in 2000: 529

Houses and condos: 206
Renter-occupied apartments: 16
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 51540: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 54.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 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: $2,130 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,220 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 51540:

• High school or higher: 78.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 51540:

• Never married: 6.2%
• Now married: 76.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 13.3%
• Divorced: 3.7%

• 
• • 27991.5%White
  • 185.9%Two or more races
  • 82.6%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 51540, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,411 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,411
State:	$71,087

Salary/wage: $55,593 (reported on 73.7% of returns)

Here:	$55,593
State:	$57,361

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1230.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3510.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15080.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $433 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$433
Iowa:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,300 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$5,432

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 195.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,667 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,667
State:	+$15,243

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 466.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,700 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,700
State:	+$11,763

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 51540, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,855 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,855
State:	$58,860

Salary/wage: $41,167 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$41,167
State:	$46,659

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $25k, 73.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
Iowa:	$1,537

Ordinary dividends: $1,200 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$4,542

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$950 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$950
State:	+$11,802

Profit/loss from business: +$2,367 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,367
State:	+$10,509

Total itemized deductions: $18,400 (19% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,400
State:	$21,278

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

Charity contributions: $833 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$4,044

Taxes paid: $7,475 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

51540:	$7,475
State:	$8,846

Earned income credit: $1,825 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,825
State:	$2,098

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 51540, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,937 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,937
State:	$43,875

Salary/wage: $31,094 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

Here:	$31,094
State:	$38,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,010 (reported on 50.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,010
Iowa:	$1,768

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $395 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$395
State:	$2,510

Net capital gain/loss: +$286 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$286
State:	+$6,139

Profit/loss from business: +$3,171 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,171
State:	+$8,574

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,308 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,308
State:	-$74

Total itemized deductions: $14,923 (31% of AGI, reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,923
State:	$16,976

Here:	30.6% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,719 (3% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,719
State:	$3,089

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

Total tax: $4,137 (reported on 71.2% of returns)

51540:	$4,137
State:	$6,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,808 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,808
State:	$1,540

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.3%

Here:	69%
State:	70%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 51551, 51533, 51541, 51571, 51645, 51549.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 133

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 25 (20 now married, 5 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 51540 with a mortgage: 36 (3 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,544
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 51540 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 13$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 51540

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 to $249,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 51540

• 2$350 to $399
• 2$700 to $749
• 10No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $193,519

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,633 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,463 - $271,409

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $184,754

Here:	$184,754
State:	$245,224

Mobile homes: $35,541

Here:	$35,541
State:	$51,271

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 181
• Mobile homes: 21

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 51540

• 84.5%75Drove a car alone
• 12.4%11Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 51540

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 415 to 19 minutes
• 2120 to 24 minutes
• 1925 to 29 minutes
• 630 to 34 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 1560 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 305

• Male householders: 78 (24 living alone), Female householders: 60 (10 living alone)

• 100 spouses (100 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 1 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 1 2-persons, 3 3-persons

46 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 women).

87.6% of residents of 51540 zip code speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
8.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 48% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NISHNA VALLEY CMNTY SCH (58962 380TH STREET in HASTINGS, IA)

  STATE MASTER (Iowa emission factors information) - SDWIS-IA6527545, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-654751 172
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-654751 427
  Organizations: NISHNA VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , NISHNA VALLEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  Alternative names: NISHNA VALLEY C.S.D., NISHNA VALLEY CSD

• BRUCE FEEDLOT (37761 US HWY.34 in HASTINGS, IA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
  

• CHARLES PHELPS SHOP (55441 350TH STREET in HASTINGS, IA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: C PHELPS FARM (GENE ARMSTRONG), PHELPS, C FARM

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%

Population in 1990: 267. Population change in the 1990s: +262 (+98.1%).

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

• This state: 146
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 105
• South: 13
• West: 13

63% of the 51540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

99% of the 51540 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 150% 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): 29
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 51540 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	6	90.3 years
James	4	73.7 years
Joseph	4	55.0 years
Gerald	3	70.0 years
Carl	3	76.0 years
Henry	3	82.3 years
Arthur	3	74.0 years
Floyd	3	73.7 years
Grace	3	93.6 years
Harold	3	76.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 51540 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Leu	7	81.0 years
Wilson	6	81.8 years
Courtier	5	78.0 years
Hall	5	74.6 years
Lisle	4	79.0 years
Goodwin	3	79.0 years
Crouse	3	81.0 years
Doyle	3	78.0 years
Wiseman	3	84.0 years
Royston	3	73.7 years