Crystal Lake, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50432
Hancock County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 252
- 224/sq mi
- $66,875
- Median income
- $100,300
- Median home value
- 9.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Crystal Lake pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 10th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 224
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50432 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50432 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 1.1 square miles in Crystal Lake, Hancock County, Iowa. The area is home to 252 residents, producing a population density of 224 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 50432 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50432 sits at $66,875 (13% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $32,801. The poverty rate stands at 12.7% and the unemployment rate at 0.7%. On housing, the median home value is $100,300 (43% below the state average) with median rent at $911 per month, and 85.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50432 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Hancock County, so you can benchmark 50432 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 50432, Crystal Lake, 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
252
Population
1.1
Area (sq mi)
224
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50432?
33.9
Median Age
59.0%
Male
41.0%
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?
$66,875
Median Household Income
-13% vs state
$32,801
Per Capita Income
12.7%
Poverty Rate
0.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 50432 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$66,875 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
134
Total Housing Units
134
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.11
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$100,300
Median Home Value
-43% vs state
$911
Median Rent
1950
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 50432 vs 50484 →
ZIP 50432 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50436
Forest City (50436)
5,848 residents
- 50423
Britt (50423)
2,976 residents
- 50453 588
Leland (50453)
588 residents
- 50484 444
Woden (50484)
444 residents
- 50432 252
Crystal Lake (50432)
252 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50432 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50432 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50453
Leland (50453)
$77,868 median income
- 50436
Forest City (50436)
$74,940 median income
- 50423
Britt (50423)
$73,151 median income
- 50432
Crystal Lake (50432)
$66,875 median income
- 50484
Woden (50484)
$65,583 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50432 ranks #4 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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