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50522 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50522 covers Burt, Iowa, with a population of about 695 and a median household income of $60,833.

Population
69510 per square mile
Median age
36.32.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$60,83317% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
37.7%25.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$127,358
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.5%15.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 50522 is

Burt, 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

Population695
Median age36.3
Family households67.9%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)92.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans8.4%
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$60,833
Income per person$27,788
Poverty rate37.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k7.6%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k8.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k10.3%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k11.5%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k16.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed330
Mean adjusted gross income$62,612
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k24.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$81,300
Owner-occupied80.5%
Vacant homes13%
Median year built1947

What the homes are

Detached house95.3%
5 to 19 units4%
Mobile home0.7%
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$127,358as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$127,358$119,643

$119,643 in 2022 to $127,358 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 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 activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 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% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed84
Annual payroll$5,912,000
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 74.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.6 out of 100
Community resilience66.4 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.

Drought98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.3Very 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$60,833$73,147$78,538
Income per person$27,788$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate37.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$81,300$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership80.5%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.6%5.2%
Works from home8.5%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%5.7%13.9%
Median age36.338.638.7
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 stationALGONA, IA US15.6 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January24.9°F / 6°F0.9 in rain
February29.3°F / 10.2°F1.04 in rain
March42.7°F / 22.6°F1.95 in rain
April58.4°F / 33.8°F3.36 in rain
May70.5°F / 46.5°F4.72 in rain
June80.2°F / 57.8°F5.49 in rain
July83.1°F / 61.2°F4.13 in rain
August80.6°F / 58.8°F4.27 in rain
September75.2°F / 50.1°F3.27 in rain
October61.8°F / 37.5°F2.44 in rain
November44.7°F / 23.9°F1.46 in rain
December30.5°F / 12.8°F1.06 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%.

Algona Community School District100% 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 status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50517 Bancroft, IA9.7 km away
50559 Lone Rock, IA12.7 km away
50480 Titonka, IA14.9 km away
50511 Algona, IA15.7 km away
50539 Fenton, IA16.1 km away
50483 Wesley, IA20.8 km away
50451 Lakota, IA21.3 km away
50590 Swea City, IA23.5 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.

Kossuth County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area66.72 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2062, -94.2122

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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