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50168 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50168 covers Mingo, Iowa, with a population of about 829 and a median household income of $99,875.

Population
82922 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$99,8751.4× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$333,682up 36.2% in five years
Degree or higher
18.3%16.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.4%20.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 50168 is

Mingo, 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

Population829
Median age44.5
Family households79.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)95.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans1.5%
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$99,875
Income per person$60,224
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k7.9%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k4.7%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k26.3%
$200k or more12.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$87,281
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7%
Returns, under $25k20.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.6%
Returns, $200k or more7.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$232,800
Owner-occupied85.4%
Vacant homes23.7%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house89.7%
2 to 4 units2.5%
5 to 19 units4.7%
Mobile home3.1%
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$333,682as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$333,682$207,263

$207,263 in 2019 to $333,682 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%
High school diploma or higher97.3%
Works from home18.5%
Drives to work alone79.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.3% 8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed54
Annual payroll$6,016,000
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 74.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.3 out of 100
Community resilience82.6 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.3Very 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$99,875$73,147$78,538
Income per person$60,224$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%11%12.4%
Median home value$232,800$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership85.4%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.6%5.2%
Works from home18.5%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age44.538.638.7
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 stationNEWTON, IA US23.1 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year29 in

Average high and low by month

January28°F / 10.4°F0.93 in rain, 9.2 in snow
February33°F / 14.4°F1.1 in rain, 6 in snow
March46.4°F / 25.8°F2.06 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April60.4°F / 37.1°F3.44 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May71.4°F / 49.8°F4.84 in rain
June81.2°F / 60°F5.01 in rain
July84.6°F / 63.8°F3.93 in rain
August82.5°F / 61.4°F4.3 in rain
September76.2°F / 52.4°F3.59 in rain
October62.5°F / 40.4°F2.66 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46.7°F / 27.3°F2.01 in rain, 1.6 in snow
December33.6°F / 16.9°F1.27 in rain, 6.3 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Colfax-Mingo Community School District91% of this ZIP code's land area
Bondurant-Farrar Community School District5% of this ZIP code's land area
Baxter Community School District4% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50127 Ira, IA7 km away
50028 Baxter, IA11.3 km away
50054 Colfax, IA12.6 km away
50055 Collins, IA12.7 km away
50161 Maxwell, IA15.1 km away
50169 Mitchellville, IA15.9 km away
50035 Bondurant, IA16.8 km away
50234 Rhodes, IA16.8 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.

Jasper County95.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Polk County4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area38.41 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7898, -93.2880

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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