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50103 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50103 covers Garden Grove, Iowa, with a population of about 398 and a median household income of $62,500.

Population
3987 per square mile
Median age
41.42.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,50015% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
16.6%4.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$212,388
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.4%24.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 50103 is

Garden Grove, Iowa — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population398
Median age41.4
Family households65.3%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$62,500
Income per person$28,349
Poverty rate16.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k7.6%
$20–25k9.4%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$72,394
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k31.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied89.4%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house84%
Attached house2.1%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units2.7%
Mobile home9.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$212,388as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 14.6%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$212,388$171,631

$198,022 in 2022 to $212,388 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home7.9%
Drives to work alone86.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity41.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed19
Annual payroll$388,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 91.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90 out of 100
Community resilience31.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought99.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Iowa and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIowaUnited States
Median household income$62,500$73,147$78,538
Income per person$28,349$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate16.6%11%12.4%
Median home value$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership89.4%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1%3.6%5.2%
Works from home7.9%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%5.7%13.9%
Median age41.438.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLEON 6 ESE, IA US5.9 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / 12.6°F0.9 in rain, 8 in snow
February37.6°F / 15.7°F1.51 in rain, 6 in snow
March50.4°F / 27°F2.29 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April62.5°F / 36.8°F3.8 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May71.9°F / 48.3°F5.54 in rain
June80.8°F / 58.5°F5.56 in rain
July85.5°F / 62.8°F4.43 in rain
August83.6°F / 60.5°F4.54 in rain
September76°F / 50.4°F4.17 in rain
October64.2°F / 38.9°F3.17 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November49.8°F / 27.9°F2.07 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December37.7°F / 17.8°F1.35 in rain, 7.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mormon Trail Community School District96.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Decatur Community School District3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability2.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

50144 Leon, IA11.7 km away
50123 Humeston, IA12 km away
50264 Weldon, IA15.6 km away
50067 Decatur, IA18.8 km away
50262 Van Wert, IA19.5 km away
50052 Clio, IA20.5 km away
50068 Derby, IA21.4 km away
50008 Allerton, IA21.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Decatur County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area59.19 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7711, -93.6117

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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