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51532 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 51532 covers Elliott, Iowa, with a population of about 629 and a median household income of $67,174.

Population
62911 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,1748% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
9.1%3.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$146,819up 23.6% in five years
Median rent
$80016% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
14.7%20.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.5%13.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 51532 is

Elliott, 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

Population629
Median age41.6
Family households64.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans5.8%
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$67,174
Income per person$33,196
Poverty rate9.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k6.0%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k21.5%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k8.8%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed250
Mean adjusted gross income$67,576
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$91,400
Median gross rent$800
Owner-occupied78.5%
Vacant homes13.1%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house93.3%
2 to 4 units4.3%
Mobile home2.4%
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$146,819as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$154,693$103,106

$103,106 in 2019 to $146,819 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone86.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.7%
Health

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

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 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)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed20
Annual payroll$539,000
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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 83.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.7 out of 100
Community resilience60.9 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane0.9Very 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$67,174$73,147$78,538
Income per person$33,196$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate9.1%11%12.4%
Median home value$91,400$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$800$949$1,348
Homeownership78.5%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3%3.6%5.2%
Works from home7.6%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age41.638.638.7
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 stationRED OAK, IA US15.7 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January32.8°F / 12.5°F0.88 in rain, 7.3 in snow
February37.8°F / 16.4°F1.11 in rain, 8.1 in snow
March50.9°F / 27.7°F2.03 in rain, 2.6 in snow
April63.2°F / 38.3°F3.83 in rain, 1.2 in snow
May73.4°F / 50.8°F5.95 in rain
June82.8°F / 61.4°F5.44 in rain
July86.3°F / 65.5°F3.96 in rain
August84.7°F / 62.7°F3.89 in rain
September78.4°F / 53.2°F3.58 in rain
October65.7°F / 40.6°F3.31 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November50.3°F / 27.8°F1.88 in rain, 1.2 in snow
December37.4°F / 17.9°F1.38 in rain, 6.5 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Griswold Community School District86.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Villisca Community School District8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Red Oak Community School District4.7% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

51591 Red Oak, IA11.2 km away
51535 Griswold, IA11.8 km away
51566 Red Oak, IA14.7 km away
50847 Grant, IA14.8 km away
51573 Stanton, IA16.9 km away
51544 Lewis, IA20.2 km away
51549 Macedonia, IA23.7 km away
51533 Emerson, IA23.9 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.

Montgomery County86.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Pottawattamie County10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Cass County2.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area59.72 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1306, -95.1602

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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