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50535 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50535 covers Early, Iowa, with a population of about 1,035 and a median household income of $81,667.

Population
1,03517 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$81,6671.1× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
8.6%3.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$153,841
Median rent
$58538% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
18.2%16.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.8%11.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 50535 is

Early, 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

Population1,035
Median age45.2
Family households59.6%
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)87.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Veterans10.7%
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$81,667
Income per person$40,376
Poverty rate8.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k11.0%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k21.6%
$100–125k14.2%
$125–150k10.6%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$70,430
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k23.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$87,600
Median gross rent$585
Rent as a share of household income12.9%
Owner-occupied76.8%
Vacant homes9.4%
Median year built1942

What the homes are

Detached house83.6%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units5.6%
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$153,841as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$153,841$133,390

$133,478 in 2022 to $153,841 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%
High school diploma or higher90.5%
Works from home3.1%
Drives to work alone93.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.9%
Health

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

Obesity42.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 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 health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed55
Annual payroll$1,979,000
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 91.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95.4 out of 100
Community resilience84.2 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.

Hail99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13Very 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$81,667$73,147$78,538
Income per person$40,376$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate8.6%11%12.4%
Median home value$87,600$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$585$949$1,348
Homeownership76.8%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%3.6%5.2%
Works from home3.1%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%5.7%13.9%
Median age45.238.638.7
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 stationSAC CITY, IA US16.4 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January26.4°F / 7.8°F0.73 in rain, 7 in snow
February31.1°F / 11.8°F0.96 in rain, 7.4 in snow
March44.4°F / 23.5°F1.82 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April58.9°F / 34.5°F3.48 in rain, 1.9 in snow
May70.1°F / 46.9°F4.59 in rain
June80.1°F / 57.8°F5.14 in rain
July83.2°F / 61.7°F3.89 in rain
August80.9°F / 58.9°F4.43 in rain
September75.1°F / 49.7°F2.85 in rain
October61.8°F / 37.2°F2.42 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November45.1°F / 24.4°F1.57 in rain, 2.7 in snow
December31.7°F / 14°F1.17 in rain, 7.2 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Schaller-Crestland Community School District98.4% of this ZIP code's land area
East Sac County Community School District1.2% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50567 Nemaha, IA10.1 km away
51053 Schaller, IA11.2 km away
50583 Sac City, IA16 km away
51458 Odebolt, IA16.7 km away
51450 Lake View, IA17.9 km away
51431 Arthur, IA20.3 km away
51466 Wall Lake, IA21.6 km away
51020 Galva, IA22.2 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.

Sac County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area62.61 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4483, -95.1726

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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