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50529 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50529 covers Dakota City, Iowa, with a population of about 887 and a median household income of $66,111.

Population
8871,749 per square mile
Median age
40.72 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,11110% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$142,165up 13.6% in five years
Median rent
$935about the Iowa median
Degree or higher
7.7%27.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.1%12.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 50529 is

Dakota City, 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

Population887
Median age40.7
Family households64.2%
Born outside the US8.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.1%
White (non-Hispanic)88.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans5.7%
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$66,111
Income per person$34,556
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k6.6%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k13.9%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k20.5%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k2.1%
$200k or more3.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$58,518
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,300
Median gross rent$935
Rent as a share of household income20%
Owner-occupied77.1%
Vacant homes8.9%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house94.7%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units0.7%
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$142,165as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$142,165$104,755

$104,755 in 2019 to $142,165 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%
High school diploma or higher90.1%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone74.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.6%
Health

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

Obesity42% 8.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 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%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.3% 3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% 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 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed96
Annual payroll$6,257,000
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 46.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss57.6 out of 100
Community resilience64.9 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.

Drought92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.9Very 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$66,111$73,147$78,538
Income per person$34,556$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%11%12.4%
Median home value$119,300$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$935$949$1,348
Homeownership77.1%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%3.6%5.2%
Works from home14.9%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US8.1%5.7%13.9%
Median age40.738.638.7
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 stationDAKOTA CITY, IA US0.6 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January25.8°F / 8°F0.89 in rain
February29.8°F / 12.1°F1.37 in rain
March43.1°F / 24.1°F2.02 in rain
April58.5°F / 35.4°F3.71 in rain
May70°F / 48°F5.12 in rain
June79.8°F / 58.8°F5.41 in rain
July83.3°F / 62.4°F4.01 in rain
August81.4°F / 59.5°F4.49 in rain
September75.6°F / 51.2°F3.24 in rain
October62.1°F / 38.2°F2.59 in rain
November45.2°F / 25.7°F1.61 in rain
December31°F / 14.7°F1.37 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Humboldt 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability8.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50548 Humboldt, IA1.2 km away
50582 Rutland, IA7.6 km away
50516 Badger, IA12.7 km away
50545 Hardy, IA12.9 km away
50591 Thor, IA13.6 km away
50558 Livermore, IA16.3 km away
50524 Clare, IA16.6 km away
50519 Bode, IA17.3 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.

Humboldt County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.51 sq mi
Population density1,749 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7214, -94.1993

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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