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Van Meter, IA 50261 ZIP Code Profile

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ZIP Code 50261: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS

Van Meter, IA 50261

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Dallas County
Centroid: Latitude 41.526, Longitude -93.956
Time Zone: Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 50261 has segments in 2 Counties (Dallas, Madison).

Businesses Addresses: 35
PO Box Addresses: 148
Residential Addresses: 830

Multi-Family Addresses: 10
Single Family Addresses: 820

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: August 1, 2018, Maps updated: August 1, 2018.

EXTREMELY LOCAL Demographic Data

Van Meter, IA 50261 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

POPULATION
Total Population	2,937
Population in Households	2,935
Population in Familes	2,561
Population in Group Qrtrs	2
Population Density²	43
Diversity Index³	10

INCOME
Median Household Income	$92,399
Average Household Income	$112,908
Per Capita Income	$42,183

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	1,217 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	901 (74.0%)
Renter Occupied HU	196 (16.1%)
Vacant Housing Units	120 ( 9.9%)
Median Home Value	$298,476
Average Home Value	$348,280

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	1,097
Average Household Size	2.68
Family Households	844
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

If the ratio of the TDP to Total Population is greater than 1, the location gains population during the day when commuting workers are present. If the ratio is less than 1, the location is more of a bedroom community where people commute to another place for work.
Population Density = Total Population per square mile.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2017	2017-2022
Population	2.83%	2.86%
Households	2.84%	2.87%
Families	2.71%	2.8%
Median Household Income		1.13%
Per Capita Income		1.72%

Van Meter, IA 50261 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 50261 to the other 961 ZIP Codes in Iowa by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.