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Zip Code 51002 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: IA - Iowa

🏑 City: Alta

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Buena Vista County

⏰ Timezone: America/Chicago

☎️ Area Codes: 712

Income

The median income of households in 51002 was $69,375. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.1
$50,000 to $74,999 29.4
$75,000 to $99,999 14.6
$100,000 to $149,999 18
$150,000 to $199,999 8.1
$200,000 or more 3.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 46304
Female 39191

An estimated 86.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,903. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 86.9
Social Security 21.5
Retirement income 17.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.7
Cash public assistance income 5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 6.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 2.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 6.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 2.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.2

In 2019-2023, 13.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 4.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 51002 in 2019-2023, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.6% and public coverage was 40.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.1%.


In 2019-2023, 51002 had a total population of 2,866 - 1,391 (48.5%) females and 1,475 (51.5%) males. The median age was 36.6 years. An estimated 28.1% of the population was under 18 years, 30.1% was 19 to 44 years, 28.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 51002 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 117 68
5 to 9 130 141
10 to 14 96 121
15 to 19 43 133
20 to 24 63 61
25 to 29 125 91
30 to 34 87 78
35 to 39 133 64
40 to 44 67 93
45 to 49 278 56
50 to 54 34 46
55 to 59 50 183
60 to 64 94 80
65 to 69 50 32
70 to 74 32 32
75 to 79 16 41
80 to 84 19 28
85 and over 41 43

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70% were White; 6% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.7% of the people in 51002 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0.3% of the people in 51002 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 1,019 households in 51002. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.9% of the households in 51002 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.7% of all households, while 18.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.4% of all households.

In 51002, 35.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.9
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47% of males and 50.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.1 31.3
Now married, except separated 47 50.6
Separated 0.8 0
Widowed 0.9 13.2
Divorced 24.2 4.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 51002, 29 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 80.6% of the people living in 51002 were U.S. natives. 67.1% of the 51002 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 19.4% of 51002 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 23.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 51002 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 51002.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 36
Asia 51.4
Europe 0
Africa 6.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 6.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 51002 in 2019-2023, 32.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 16.2% of people at least five years old; 10.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 16.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 12.5
Other languages 3.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 80.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 51002 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 80.6
Different house, same county 16.4
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2019-2023, 88.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 51002 was 778 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 55 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 631. College or graduate school enrollment was 92.

Educational Attainment of People in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.7
High school diploma or equivalency 35.7
Some college, no degree 15.5
Associate's degree 12.5
Bachelor's degree 19.5
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In 51002, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 6.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.5% of people under 18 years old, to 5.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 51002, 66.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,112 77.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 182 12.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 133 9.3

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 51002 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.4
Construction 8.3
Manufacturing 28.5
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 10.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.2
Public administration 1.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 51002 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 512 35.9
Service occupations 168 11.8
Sales and office occupations 232 16.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 190 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 325 22.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.6% of 51002 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 14.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.6
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 4.2

In 2019-2023, 51002 had a total of 1,113 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.1
Mobile homes 6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 51002 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 58.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 51002 had 1,019 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 94 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.6% while renters occupied 18.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.84 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.64.

12% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.9% and another 31.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 51002:

House Heating Fuel Used in 51002 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 63.8
Electricity 35.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 51002 was $145,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.3 % had a mortgage. 46.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,191 and for owners without a mortgage it was $457.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 51002 was $918. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.