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50595 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50595 covers Webster City, Iowa, with a population of about 8,768 and a median household income of $71,182.

Population
8,76857 per square mile
Median age
41.42.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,182about the Iowa median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$156,321up 29.6% in five years
Median rent
$8778% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
22.8%12.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.3%3.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
228

Where 50595 is

Webster 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

Population8,768
Median age41.4
Family households58.3%
Born outside the US9.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.5%
White (non-Hispanic)79.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino14.5%
Veterans9.5%
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$71,182
Income per person$35,203
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.2%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k16.6%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k6.7%
$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 filed4,030
Mean adjusted gross income$71,925
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.2%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$129,100
Median gross rent$877
Rent as a share of household income21.2%
Owner-occupied68.3%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house73.7%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units11.6%
20 or more units6.1%
Mobile home1.2%
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$156,321as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$156,321$85,969

$85,969 in 2016 to $156,321 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone86.5%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.3% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 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 establishments228
People employed3,588
Annual payroll$173,105,000
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 89.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88 out of 100
Community resilience60.4 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.2Very 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$71,182$73,147$78,538
Income per person$35,203$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%11%12.4%
Median home value$129,100$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$877$949$1,348
Homeownership68.3%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%3.6%5.2%
Works from home4.7%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US9.4%5.7%13.9%
Median age41.438.638.7
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 stationWEBSTER CITY, IA US2.4 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January26.2°F / 6.9°F0.87 in rain, 7.9 in snow
February30.8°F / 10.9°F1.34 in rain, 9.8 in snow
March44.1°F / 23.3°F2.05 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April58.9°F / 33.9°F3.72 in rain, 1 in snow
May70°F / 46.7°F5.27 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June79.5°F / 57.2°F5.76 in rain
July82.8°F / 60.8°F4.41 in rain
August80.5°F / 58°F4.75 in rain
September74.8°F / 48.9°F3.36 in rain
October61.9°F / 36.5°F2.65 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November45.4°F / 24.1°F1.7 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December31.7°F / 13.3°F1.36 in rain, 8.1 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.

Webster City Community School District96.5% of this ZIP code's land area
South Hamilton Community School District3% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50132 Kamrar, IA11.3 km away
50599 Woolstock, IA13.2 km away
50034 Blairsburg, IA14 km away
50532 Duncombe, IA19.2 km away
50246 Stanhope, IA19.9 km away
50594 Vincent, IA20.1 km away
50249 Stratford, IA21.1 km away
50557 Lehigh, IA21.2 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.

Hamilton County97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Wright County1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Webster County0.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area153.52 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density57 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4657, -93.8262

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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