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ZIP Code 50529: Dakota City, IA

ZIP code 50529 is in Dakota City, Iowa, entirely in Humboldt County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 750 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $60,417 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
5national area: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
505sectional center: Des Moines, IA (SCF 500)
29delivery area within it
Town
Dakota City · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Dakota City
House district
IA-4 119th Congress
State
Iowa
Time zone
Central
Land area
0.5 sq mi · 1,483 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 50529?

50529 centers on 42.722°, -94.201° and covers 0.5 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 50548.

50548 · Humboldt50529 · Dakota City (this ZIP)505295054850548 · Humboldt50529 · Dakota City (this ZIP)505295054850548 · Humboldt50529 · Dakota City (this ZIP)5052950548
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 50529 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 50529, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 50529 compare with the rest of Humboldt County?

Rank of 50529 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure50529In Humboldt CountyIn IA
People (ACS 2020-2024)7527th of 17555th of 970
Median household income$60knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$120knot rankednot ranked

50529's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (752). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 82% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 50529?

The 2020 Census counted 759 people in 50529; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 752. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
752±160 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
759
Households
333
Median age
42.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 50529?

Of the 752 people the ACS estimates in 50529, 24.5% are under 18 and 18.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (87.8%), then Other or two or more (10.4%).

  • Under 1824.5%
  • 18 to 6456.6%
  • 65 and older18.9%
Age of the people of 50529 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic87.8%
  • Other or two or more10.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.7%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 50529 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 50529 earn?

Median household income is $60,417 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$60,417±$13,865
Income per person
$35,508
Below the poverty line
6.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
9.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
7.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$58,518390 returns; wages 77% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 50529?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$119,800
Median gross rent
$965
Homes owned by their occupants
78.4%
Housing units
381
0 50 100 150 200120102022 0 50 100 150 200120102022 0 50 100 150 200120102022
Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 50529; 2022: 172.7. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 50529 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 50529?

13 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 50529?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 50529, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
50548Humboldt5,722$76k1.3 mi
50582Rutland170$87k6.8 mi (near)
50516Badger586$70k7.5 mi (near)
50545Hardy139$31k8.0 mi (near)
50591Thor405$75k8.1 mi (near)
50558Livermore653$69k9.8 mi (near)
50520Bradgate114$74k11.7 mi (near)
50524Clare439$104k11.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.