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50212 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50212 covers Ogden, Iowa, with a population of about 3,109 and a median household income of $74,865.

Population
3,10924 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,865about the Iowa median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$242,871up 35.2% in five years
Median rent
$72923% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
26.7%8.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.1%18.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
66

Where 50212 is

Ogden, 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

Population3,109
Median age42.3
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)98.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9%
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$74,865
Income per person$42,791
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k6.3%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k15.7%
$125–150k13.3%
$150–200k5.9%
$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 filed1,440
Mean adjusted gross income$77,768
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$207,000
Median gross rent$729
Rent as a share of household income20.8%
Owner-occupied83.1%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house91.9%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units3.7%
Mobile home2.1%
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$242,871as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$242,871$99,543

$102,270 in 2009 to $242,871 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home9%
Drives to work alone81.5%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.4%
Health

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

Obesity43.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above 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% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 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 disability12.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 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 establishments66
People employed330
Annual payroll$13,686,000
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 84.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.5 out of 100
Community resilience94.3 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.

Drought99.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.5Very 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$74,865$73,147$78,538
Income per person$42,791$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$207,000$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$729$949$1,348
Homeownership83.1%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.6%5.2%
Works from home9%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.7%13.9%
Median age42.338.638.7
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 stationBOONE, IA US9.6 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January28.2°F / 9.1°F1.2 in rain, 9.9 in snow
February33.3°F / 13.3°F1.41 in rain, 9.3 in snow
March46.3°F / 25.6°F2.26 in rain, 5 in snow
April60°F / 36.7°F4.06 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May71°F / 48.5°F5.17 in rain
June80.7°F / 58.6°F5.38 in rain
July84.2°F / 62.7°F4.8 in rain
August82.2°F / 60.8°F4.92 in rain
September76.1°F / 51.7°F3.32 in rain
October63.2°F / 38.8°F2.97 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November46.9°F / 26.8°F2.08 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December33.8°F / 15.8°F1.57 in rain, 7.9 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ogden Community School District79.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Southeast Valley Community School District17.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry Community School District2.9% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% 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.

50037 Boone, IA10.8 km away
50099 Boone, IA10.8 km away
50036 Boone, IA11.3 km away
50031 Beaver, IA11.3 km away
50223 Pilot Mound, IA13.9 km away
50040 Boxholm, IA17.1 km away
50152 Luther, IA17.6 km away
50107 Grand Junction, IA18.8 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.

Boone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area132.08 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0351, -94.0063

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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