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50201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50201 covers Nevada, Iowa, with a population of about 8,301 and a median household income of $81,989.

Population
8,30171 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,9891.1× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$250,520up 24.5% in five years
Median rent
$908about the Iowa median
Degree or higher
32.3%2.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.2%8.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
203

Where 50201 is

Nevada, 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

Population8,301
Median age41
Family households60.9%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.3%
White (non-Hispanic)83.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino10%
Veterans8.2%
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$81,989
Income per person$49,850
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k13.8%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,930
Mean adjusted gross income$88,749
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k20.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$186,500
Median gross rent$908
Rent as a share of household income21.5%
Owner-occupied73.2%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house64.6%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units8.2%
20 or more units6.8%
Mobile home11.4%
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$250,520as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.1%
Typical asking rent$1,730as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$250,520$134,958

$137,787 in 2009 to $250,520 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone80.3%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above 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%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments203
People employed2,802
Annual payroll$161,539,000
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 65.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.5 out of 100
Community resilience79.7 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.

Drought98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.6Very 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$81,989$73,147$78,538
Income per person$49,850$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%11%12.4%
Median home value$186,500$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$908$949$1,348
Homeownership73.2%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1%3.6%5.2%
Works from home8.6%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%5.7%13.9%
Median age4138.638.7
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 stationCOLO, IA US10.5 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January26.9°F / 9.8°F0.95 in rain, 7.4 in snow
February31.4°F / 13.9°F1.2 in rain, 7.6 in snow
March45°F / 25.7°F2.01 in rain, 4.5 in snow
April59.2°F / 37°F3.48 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May70.4°F / 49.2°F4.81 in rain
June79.8°F / 60.2°F5.78 in rain
July83°F / 63.3°F4.32 in rain
August81°F / 61.3°F4.22 in rain
September75°F / 51.9°F3.37 in rain
October62°F / 39.3°F2.74 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November45.7°F / 27.2°F2.04 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December32.2°F / 16.1°F1.54 in rain, 6.8 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 supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket45% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Nevada Community School District80.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Colo-NESCO Community School District15.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Collins-Maxwell Community School District3.4% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50011 Ames, IA2.5 km away
50056 Colo, IA11.5 km away
50010 Ames, IA12.9 km away
50161 Maxwell, IA14.1 km away
50046 Cambridge, IA14.7 km away
50013 Ames, IA16.1 km away
50012 Ames, IA16.7 km away
50154 Mc Callsburg, IA16.9 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.

Story County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area117.32 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density71 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0190, -93.4462

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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