Fertile, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50434
Worth County, Iowa - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 498
- 21/sq mi
- 18.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 50434 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fertile, Worth County, Iowa, home to just 498 residents across 23.3 square miles, a density of 21 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 50434, but per-capita income is $33,396. The poverty rate stands at 27.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging $858 a month; 93.1% of homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.8, and the average commute is -. To put 50434 in local context, 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles appear further down this page alongside 6 additional ZIPs in Worth County, for a geography-aware comparison.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 50434, Fertile, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
498
Population
23.3
Area (sq mi)
21
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50434?
57.8
Median Age
62.1%
Male
37.9%
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?
$33,396
Per Capita Income
27.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
279
Total Housing Units
248
Occupied Units
31
Vacant Units
1.60
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$858
Median Rent
1969
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 50434, employing approximately 48 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,514,000.
10
Businesses
48
Employees
$2.5M
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 50434 vs 50446 →
ZIP 50434 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50428
Clear Lake (50428)
9,384 residents
- 50482 774
Ventura (50482)
774 residents
- 50446 548
Joice (50446)
548 residents
- 50434 498
Fertile (50434)
498 residents
- 50444 353
Hanlontown (50444)
353 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50434 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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