Hamlin, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50117
Audubon County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 193
- 3/sq mi
- $104,167
- Median income
- $222,700
- Median home value
- 9.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Hamlin pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 17%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 67%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50117 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50117 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 71.5 square miles in Hamlin, Audubon County, Iowa. The area is home to 193 residents, producing a population density of 3 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 50117 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50117 sits at $104,167 (36% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $46,841. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $222,700 (27% above the state average) with median rent at $875 per month, and 66.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50117 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Audubon County, so you can benchmark 50117 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 50117, Hamlin, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
193
Population
71.5
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50117?
50.0
Median Age
47.7%
Male
52.3%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$104,167
Median Household Income
+36% vs state
$46,841
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 50117 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$104,167 Top 17% higher than 83% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
82
Total Housing Units
48
Occupied Units
34
Vacant Units
2.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$222,700
Median Home Value
+27% vs state
$875
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 50117, employing approximately 39 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,098,000.
5
Businesses
39
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 50117 vs 50076 →
ZIP 50117 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50025
Audubon (50025)
3,325 residents
- 50076
Exira (50076)
1,502 residents
- 50042 309
Brayton (50042)
309 residents
- 50117 193
Hamlin (50117)
193 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50117 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50117 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50117
Hamlin (50117)
$104,167 median income
- 50042
Brayton (50042)
$92,500 median income
- 50076
Exira (50076)
$55,313 median income
- 50025
Audubon (50025)
$52,438 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50117 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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