Steamboat Rock, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50672
Hardin County, Iowa - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 594
- 6/sq mi
- $73,333
- Median income
- $158,500
- Median home value
- 19.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Steamboat Rock pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 48%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 29th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50672 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50672 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa, home to just 594 residents across 94.3 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 50672 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $73,333 (4% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $41,569. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 2.0%. On housing, the median home value is $158,500 (10% below the state average) with median rent at $740 per month, and 76.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44, and the average commute is 22 minutes. Beyond these figures, 3 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Hardin County, letting you compare 50672 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 50672, Steamboat Rock, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
594
Population
94.3
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50672?
44.0
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
0.3%
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?
$73,333
Median Household Income
-4% vs state
$41,569
Per Capita Income
3.1%
Poverty Rate
2.0%
Unemployment Rate
22.1 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 50672 ranks nationally
Steamboat Rock, IA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$73,333 Top 48% higher than 52% 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?
307
Total Housing Units
254
Occupied Units
53
Vacant Units
2.41
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$158,500
Median Home Value
-10% vs state
$740
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 16 business establishments in ZIP 50672, employing approximately 102 people with a combined annual payroll of $8,492,000.
16
Businesses
102
Employees
$8.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 25.0% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 18.8% |
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 50672 vs 50627 →
ZIP 50672 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50627
Eldora (50627)
3,456 residents
- 50601
Ackley (50601)
2,464 residents
- 50680 1,095
Wellsburg (50680)
1,095 residents
- 50672 594
Steamboat Rock (50672)
594 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50672 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50672 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50680
Wellsburg (50680)
$75,956 median income
- 50627
Eldora (50627)
$74,536 median income
- 50672
Steamboat Rock (50672)
$73,333 median income
- 50601
Ackley (50601)
$66,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50672 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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