Gravity, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50848
Taylor County, Iowa - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 378
- 3/sq mi
- $68,250
- Median income
- $158,800
- Median home value
- 15.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Gravity pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 44th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 29th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 79%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50848 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50848 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Gravity, Taylor County, Iowa, home to just 378 residents across 118.1 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 50848 reports a modest median household income of $68,250 (11% below the average Iowa ZIP), while per-capita income is $38,018. The poverty rate is 15.2%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $158,800 (10% below the average Iowa ZIP) and median rent is $775; 79.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Taylor County, so 50848 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 50848, Gravity, 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
378
Population
118.1
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50848?
43.5
Median Age
50.0%
Male
50.0%
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?
$68,250
Median Household Income
-11% vs state ZIP avg
$38,018
Per Capita Income
15.2%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
179housing units
179
Total Housing Units
105
Occupied Units
74
Vacant Units
2.44
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$158,800
Median Home Value
-10% vs state ZIP avg
$775
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 3 business establishments in ZIP 50848, employing approximately 3 people with a combined annual payroll of $156,000.
3
Businesses
3
Employees
$156K
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 50848 vs 50862 →
ZIP 50848 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50833
Bedford (50833)
2,305 residents
- 51646 763
New Market (51646)
763 residents
- 50848 378
Gravity (50848)
378 residents
- 50862 148
Sharpsburg (50862)
148 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50848 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50848 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51646
New Market (51646)
$73,625 median income
- 50848
Gravity (50848)
$68,250 median income
- 50862
Sharpsburg (50862)
$61,953 median income
- 50833
Bedford (50833)
$61,042 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50848 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 50848, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.