Little Cedar, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50454
Mitchell County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 127
- 3/sq mi
- $63,864
- Median income
- 21.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Little Cedar pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 36th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50454 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50454 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 45.4 square miles in Little Cedar, Mitchell County, Iowa. The area is home to 127 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 50454 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50454 sits at $63,864 (17% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $25,330. The poverty rate stands at 6.6% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 80.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50454 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 34.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Mitchell County, so you can benchmark 50454 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 50454, Little Cedar, 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
127
Population
45.4
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50454?
34.7
Median Age
48.5%
Male
51.5%
Female
8.3%
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?
$63,864
Median Household Income
-17% vs state
$25,330
Per Capita Income
6.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 50454 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$63,864 36th percentile higher than 36% 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?
86
Total Housing Units
86
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.66
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 50454 vs 50476 →
ZIP 50454 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50461
Osage (50461)
5,613 residents
- 50476 804
Stacyville (50476)
804 residents
- 50455 450
Mc Intire (50455)
450 residents
- 50454 127
Little Cedar (50454)
127 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50454 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50454 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50461
Osage (50461)
$68,886 median income
- 50454
Little Cedar (50454)
$63,864 median income
- 50476
Stacyville (50476)
$62,188 median income
- 50455
Mc Intire (50455)
$42,054 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50454 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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