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50123 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50123 covers Humeston, Iowa, with a population of about 863 and a median household income of $63,750.

Population
86310 per square mile
Median age
50.611.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,75013% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
11.8%0.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$128,972up 37.2% in five years
Median rent
$54642% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
82%17 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 50123 is

Humeston, 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

Population863
Median age50.6
Family households73.4%
Born outside the US3.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.4%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans7.3%
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$63,750
Income per person$41,135
Poverty rate11.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k15.9%
$60–75k4.0%
$75–100k18.8%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k1.6%
$200k or more7.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed360
Mean adjusted gross income$63,378
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$106,800
Median gross rent$546
Rent as a share of household income20.7%
Owner-occupied82%
Vacant homes23.9%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house86.1%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units5.9%
Mobile home5.3%
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$128,972as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$128,972$70,729

$70,729 in 2018 to $128,972 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher91%
Works from home4.4%
Drives to work alone72.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30% 6.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed110
Annual payroll$3,080,000
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 69.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss70.7 out of 100
Community resilience40.2 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.

Drought99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.2Very 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$63,750$73,147$78,538
Income per person$41,135$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate11.8%11%12.4%
Median home value$106,800$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$546$949$1,348
Homeownership82%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.6%5.2%
Works from home4.4%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.1%5.7%13.9%
Median age50.638.638.7
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 US17.8 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 District84.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wayne Community School District15.3% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50068 Derby, IA10.2 km away
50103 Garden Grove, IA12 km away
50165 Millerton, IA17.2 km away
50060 Corydon, IA17.2 km away
50275 Woodburn, IA18.9 km away
50264 Weldon, IA19.5 km away
50008 Allerton, IA19.8 km away
50144 Leon, IA23.1 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.

Wayne County79.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lucas County11.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Decatur County6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Clarke County2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area82.79 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8469, -93.5101

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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