Dolliver, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50531
Emmet County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 242
- 3/sq mi
- $93,036
- Median income
- $152,000
- Median home value
- 16.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Dolliver pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 24%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 26th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 99%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50531 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50531 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 96.8 square miles in Dolliver, Emmet County, Iowa. The area is home to 242 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 50531 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50531 sits at $93,036 (21% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $41,216. The poverty rate stands at 5.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $152,000 (13% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 99.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50531 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 additional ZIPs sharing Emmet County, so you can benchmark 50531 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 50531, Dolliver, 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
242
Population
96.8
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50531?
43.7
Median Age
59.4%
Male
40.6%
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?
$93,036
Median Household Income
+21% vs state
$41,216
Per Capita Income
5.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 50531 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$93,036 Top 24% higher than 76% 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?
173
Total Housing Units
145
Occupied Units
28
Vacant Units
2.24
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$152,000
Median Home Value
-13% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 50531, employing approximately 10 people with a combined annual payroll of $610,000.
3
Businesses
10
Employees
$610K
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 50531 vs 56121 →
ZIP 50531 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50514
Armstrong (50514)
1,452 residents
- 56121
Ceylon (56121)
659 residents
- 51365 453
Wallingford (51365)
453 residents
- 50531 242
Dolliver (50531)
242 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50531 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50531 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50531
Dolliver (50531)
$93,036 median income
- 50514
Armstrong (50514)
$73,000 median income
- 51365
Wallingford (51365)
$71,667 median income
- 56121
Ceylon (56121)
$49,042 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50531 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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