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52211 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52211 covers Brooklyn, Iowa, with a population of about 2,671 and a median household income of $71,635.

Population
2,67130 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$71,635about the Iowa median
Poverty rate
18.5%6.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$205,970up 35.4% in five years
Median rent
$920about the Iowa median
Degree or higher
15.7%19.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.5%6.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
87

Where 52211 is

Brooklyn, 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

Population2,671
Median age38.9
Family households56.1%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)98.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Veterans7.5%
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$71,635
Income per person$37,720
Poverty rate18.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k10.0%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k6.4%
$25–30k5.8%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k20.8%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,280
Mean adjusted gross income$84,334
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.9%
Returns, under $25k21.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$161,300
Median gross rent$920
Rent as a share of household income23.9%
Owner-occupied71.5%
Vacant homes24.8%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house89.8%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home1.6%
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$205,970as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$205,970$59,551

$59,551 in 2000 to $205,970 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%
High school diploma or higher90.9%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone82.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22%
Health

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

Obesity43.8% 10.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.4% 4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments87
People employed934
Annual payroll$64,912,000
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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss84.8 out of 100
Community resilience76.9 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.

Drought99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.2Very 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$71,635$73,147$78,538
Income per person$37,720$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate18.5%11%12.4%
Median home value$161,300$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$920$949$1,348
Homeownership71.5%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%3.6%5.2%
Works from home7.2%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%5.7%13.9%
Median age38.938.638.7
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 stationBELLE PLAINE, IA US20.8 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January28.1°F / 10.4°F1.11 in rain, 7.8 in snow
February32.8°F / 14.3°F1.28 in rain, 7.4 in snow
March46°F / 25.8°F2.03 in rain, 3.4 in snow
April60°F / 37.1°F3.68 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May70.9°F / 49.2°F4.43 in rain
June80.3°F / 59.7°F5.23 in rain
July83.6°F / 62.9°F4.06 in rain
August82.1°F / 60.2°F4.08 in rain
September75.8°F / 51.1°F3.55 in rain
October62.9°F / 39°F2.86 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November47.2°F / 27.1°F2.11 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December33.6°F / 16.8°F1.58 in rain, 6.3 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.

Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District92.2% of this ZIP code's land area
H-L-V Community School District7.8% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

50157 Malcom, IA9.8 km away
52232 Hartwick, IA10.5 km away
52347 Victor, IA12 km away
52221 Guernsey, IA12.4 km away
50171 Montezuma, IA17.5 km away
52222 Deep River, IA18.6 km away
52251 Ladora, IA20.2 km away
52215 Chelsea, IA20.2 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.

Poweshiek County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area87.73 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7321, -92.4285

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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