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50624 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50624 covers Dike, Iowa, with a population of about 1,664 and a median household income of $93,333.

Population
1,66432 per square mile
Median age
401.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$93,3331.3× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
3.1%9.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$307,930up 31.4% in five years
Median rent
$70825% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
37.1%2.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
90.3%25.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 50624 is

Dike, 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

Population1,664
Median age40
Family households73.2%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)94.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans4.8%
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$93,333
Income per person$45,833
Poverty rate3.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k20.0%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k11.0%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more17.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed860
Mean adjusted gross income$107,508
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.5%
Returns, under $25k17.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k29.1%
Returns, $200k or more10.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,500
Median gross rent$708
Rent as a share of household income21.1%
Owner-occupied90.3%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house81.1%
Attached house5%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units6.4%
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$307,930as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$307,930$183,665

$183,665 in 2014 to $307,930 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone85.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.8% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.4% 8.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed226
Annual payroll$8,887,000
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 71.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss87.5 out of 100
Community resilience91.5 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.

Drought99Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.5Very 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$93,333$73,147$78,538
Income per person$45,833$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate3.1%11%12.4%
Median home value$243,500$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$708$949$1,348
Homeownership90.3%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.6%5.2%
Works from home8.2%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%5.7%13.9%
Median age4038.638.7
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 stationGRUNDY CTR, IA US17.1 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January26.1°F / 8.7°F0.83 in rain, 9.2 in snow
February30.7°F / 12.7°F0.98 in rain, 5.9 in snow
March44.1°F / 24.3°F1.88 in rain, 3.9 in snow
April58.7°F / 35.5°F3.88 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May70.4°F / 48.3°F4.89 in rain
June80°F / 59.5°F5.65 in rain
July82.9°F / 62.4°F4.43 in rain
August80.9°F / 59.6°F4.8 in rain
September75.1°F / 50.6°F3.28 in rain
October61.9°F / 38.4°F2.88 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November45.4°F / 26.2°F1.88 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December32.1°F / 15.1°F1.44 in rain, 9.5 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.

Dike-New Hartford Community School District95.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Grundy Center Community School District4.5% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50673 Stout, IA10.1 km away
50660 New Hartford, IA12.2 km away
50613 Cedar Falls, IA14.5 km away
50657 Morrison, IA15.3 km away
50643 Hudson, IA15.8 km away
50665 Parkersburg, IA16.9 km away
50642 Holland, IA17.4 km away
50669 Reinbeck, IA17.8 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.

Grundy County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.43 sq mi
Population density32 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4730, -92.6122

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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