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50235 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50235 covers Rippey, Iowa, with a population of about 438 and a median household income of $96,875.

Population
4389 per square mile
Median age
35.92.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$96,8751.3× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
7.1%5.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$199,538up 55.4% in five years
Degree or higher
15.8%19.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.5%8.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 50235 is

Rippey, 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

Population438
Median age35.9
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.8%
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$96,875
Income per person$37,148
Poverty rate7.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k7.7%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k1.9%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k16.8%
$100–125k18.7%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed190
Mean adjusted gross income$64,442
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k31.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$192,900
Rent as a share of household income17.6%
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house91.4%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home7.4%
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$199,538as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 55.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$199,538$105,636

$105,636 in 2019 to $199,538 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home4.5%
Drives to work alone88.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.1% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed32
Annual payroll$681,000
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 74.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.5 out of 100
Community resilience92.4 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.

Drought99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.3Relatively 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$96,875$73,147$78,538
Income per person$37,148$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate7.1%11%12.4%
Median home value$192,900$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership73.5%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%3.6%5.2%
Works from home4.5%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%5.7%13.9%
Median age35.938.638.7
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 stationPERRY, IA US12.8 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January29.5°F / 10.2°F0.95 in rain
February34°F / 14.1°F1.14 in rain
March47.5°F / 25.8°F1.96 in rain
April61.3°F / 36.7°F4.1 in rain
May71.9°F / 49°F5.15 in rain
June81.9°F / 59.8°F4.88 in rain
July85.4°F / 63.5°F4.42 in rain
August83.3°F / 60.8°F4.14 in rain
September77.1°F / 51.5°F3.44 in rain
October64°F / 39.1°F2.7 in rain
November47.8°F / 26.8°F1.86 in rain
December35°F / 16.5°F1.38 in rain
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.

Greene County Community School District89.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Ogden Community School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50066 Dawson, IA10.4 km away
50107 Grand Junction, IA11.7 km away
50128 Jamaica, IA12.9 km away
50220 Perry, IA13.3 km away
50031 Beaver, IA13.8 km away
50129 Jefferson, IA17.2 km away
50059 Cooper, IA19.5 km away
50277 Yale, IA20.2 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.

Greene County85.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Boone County10.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Dallas County4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area48.14 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density9 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9257, -94.2132

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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