Joice, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50446
Worth County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 548
- 5/sq mi
- $107,000
- Median income
- $154,200
- Median home value
- 28.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Joice pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 15%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 27th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50446 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50446 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 109.6 square miles in Joice, Worth County, Iowa. The area is home to 548 residents, producing a population density of 5 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 50446 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50446 sits at $107,000 (40% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $50,183. The poverty rate stands at 3.6% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $154,200 (12% below the state average) with median rent at $800 per month, and 88.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50446 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 28.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.6, and the average commute is 24 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Worth County, so you can benchmark 50446 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 50446, Joice, 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
548
Population
109.6
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50446?
43.6
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
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?
$107,000
Median Household Income
+40% vs state
$50,183
Per Capita Income
3.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
23.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 50446 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$107,000 Top 15% higher than 85% 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?
201
Total Housing Units
194
Occupied Units
7
Vacant Units
2.45
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$154,200
Median Home Value
-12% vs state
$800
Median Rent
1943
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 50446, employing approximately 32 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,908,000.
7
Businesses
32
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 42.9% |
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 50446 vs 50434 →
ZIP 50446 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50450
Lake Mills (50450)
2,897 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 50446 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50446 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50446
Joice (50446)
$107,000 median income
- 50444
Hanlontown (50444)
$78,214 median income
- 50450
Lake Mills (50450)
$76,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50446 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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