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50636 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50636 covers Greene, Iowa, with a population of about 2,141 and a median household income of $66,181.

Population
2,14118 per square mile
Median age
478.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,18110% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$177,225up 28.2% in five years
Median rent
$8985% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
22.6%12.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.3%15.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 50636 is

Greene, 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

Population2,141
Median age47
Family households71.5%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans13.4%
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$66,181
Income per person$35,229
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k9.8%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k14.1%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k3.9%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k10.7%
$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 filed880
Mean adjusted gross income$73,840
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k21.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$150,000
Median gross rent$898
Rent as a share of household income22.9%
Owner-occupied80.3%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house90.8%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units5.7%
5 to 19 units3%
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$177,225as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$177,225$69,559

$69,559 in 2000 to $177,225 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone72%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.1% 7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.4% 3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.1% 9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 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)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 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 disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above 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 establishments44
People employed298
Annual payroll$12,127,000
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 83.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss86.7 out of 100
Community resilience79.8 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.

Drought98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.3Very 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$66,181$73,147$78,538
Income per person$35,229$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%11%12.4%
Median home value$150,000$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$898$949$1,348
Homeownership80.3%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%3.6%5.2%
Works from home8.5%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%5.7%13.9%
Median age4738.638.7
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 stationALLISON, IA US15.8 km away
Rain in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January25°F / 7.5°F0.94 in rain
February29.4°F / 11.5°F1.04 in rain
March43.4°F / 24.1°F1.79 in rain
April58.5°F / 35.9°F3.81 in rain
May70.2°F / 48.6°F5.13 in rain
June79.8°F / 59.3°F5.46 in rain
July82.7°F / 62.8°F4.2 in rain
August80.4°F / 60.2°F4.04 in rain
September74.3°F / 51.2°F3.37 in rain
October61°F / 39°F2.51 in rain
November44.3°F / 25.4°F1.76 in rain
December30.5°F / 14.6°F1.35 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Butler Community School District81.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District7.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Charles City Community School District5.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hampton-Dumont Community School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Clarksville Community School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Nashua-Plainfield Community School District1.3% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50653 Marble Rock, IA10.5 km away
50602 Allison, IA15 km away
50611 Bristow, IA15.2 km away
50619 Clarksville, IA15.5 km away
50605 Aredale, IA19.2 km away
50433 Dougherty, IA19.7 km away
50468 Rockford, IA21.7 km away
50616 Charles City, IA21.8 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.

Butler County62.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Floyd County37.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area116.49 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.8958, -92.8024

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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