Marble Rock, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50653
Floyd County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 639
- 5/sq mi
- $79,250
- Median income
- $163,300
- Median home value
- 23.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Marble Rock pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 39%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 31th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50653 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50653 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 133.1 square miles in Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa. The area is home to 639 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 50653 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50653 sits at $79,250 (3% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $37,045. The poverty rate stands at 2.5% and the unemployment rate at 2.9%. On housing, the median home value is $163,300 (7% below the state average) with median rent at $822 per month, and 85.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50653 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.2, and the average commute is 26 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Floyd County, so you can benchmark 50653 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 50653, Marble Rock, 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
639
Population
133.1
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50653?
51.2
Median Age
62.6%
Male
37.4%
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?
$79,250
Median Household Income
+3% vs state
$37,045
Per Capita Income
2.5%
Poverty Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
25.9 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 50653 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$79,250 Top 39% higher than 61% 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?
241
Total Housing Units
202
Occupied Units
39
Vacant Units
2.41
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$163,300
Median Home Value
-7% vs state
$822
Median Rent
1962
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 50653, employing approximately 45 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,035,000.
9
Businesses
45
Employees
$2.0M
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 50653 vs 50468 →
ZIP 50653 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50636
Greene (50636)
1,982 residents
- 50468
Rockford (50468)
1,615 residents
- 50653 639
Marble Rock (50653)
639 residents
- 50605 168
Aredale (50605)
168 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50653 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50653 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50653
Marble Rock (50653)
$79,250 median income
- 50468
Rockford (50468)
$73,403 median income
- 50636
Greene (50636)
$70,066 median income
- 50605 $23,125
Aredale (50605)
$23,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50653 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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