Harcourt, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50544
Webster County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 515
- 7/sq mi
- $59,620
- Median income
- $152,700
- Median home value
- 14.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Harcourt pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 28th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 26th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50544 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50544 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 75.7 square miles in Harcourt, Webster County, Iowa. The area is home to 515 residents, producing a population density of 7 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 50544 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50544 sits at $59,620 (22% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $30,931. The poverty rate stands at 20.5% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $152,700 (13% below the state average) with median rent at $550 per month, and 86.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50544 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.5, and the average commute is 22 minutes. We also surface 8 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Webster County, so you can benchmark 50544 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 50544, Harcourt, 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
515
Population
75.7
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50544?
41.5
Median Age
48.7%
Male
51.3%
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?
$59,620
Median Household Income
-22% vs state
$30,931
Per Capita Income
20.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
22.4 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 50544 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$59,620 28th percentile higher than 28% 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?
282
Total Housing Units
262
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
2.16
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$152,700
Median Home Value
-13% vs state
$550
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 50544, employing approximately 56 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,123,000.
8
Businesses
56
Employees
$4.1M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 37.5% |
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 50544 vs 50530 →
ZIP 50544 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50543
Gowrie (50543)
1,492 residents
- 50530
Dayton (50530)
1,205 residents
- 50557
Lehigh (50557)
750 residents
- 50217
Paton (50217)
631 residents
- 50523
Callender (50523)
604 residents
- 50544 515
Harcourt (50544)
515 residents
- 50223 480
Pilot Mound (50223)
480 residents
- 50064 126
Dana (50064)
126 residents
- 50521 104
Burnside (50521)
104 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50544 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50544 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50064
Dana (50064)
$96,635 median income
- 50543
Gowrie (50543)
$91,563 median income
- 50523
Callender (50523)
$85,781 median income
- 50530
Dayton (50530)
$73,250 median income
- 50217
Paton (50217)
$66,771 median income
- 50557
Lehigh (50557)
$62,750 median income
- 50544
Harcourt (50544)
$59,620 median income
- 50223
Pilot Mound (50223)
$47,222 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50544 ranks #7 of 8 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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