Nodaway, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50857
Adams County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 272
- 2/sq mi
- $63,500
- Median income
- $163,300
- Median home value
- 22.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Nodaway pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 36th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 31th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 50857 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 50857 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 129.5 square miles in Nodaway, Adams County, Iowa. The area is home to 272 residents, producing a population density of 2 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 50857 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 50857 sits at $63,500 (17% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $37,206. The poverty rate stands at 3.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $163,300 (7% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 94.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 50857 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.1, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 additional ZIPs sharing Adams County, so you can benchmark 50857 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 50857, Nodaway, 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
272
Population
129.5
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50857?
62.1
Median Age
52.6%
Male
47.4%
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?
$63,500
Median Household Income
-17% vs state
$37,206
Per Capita Income
3.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 50857 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$63,500 36th percentile higher than 36% 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?
73
Total Housing Units
72
Occupied Units
1
Vacant Units
2.17
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$163,300
Median Home Value
-7% vs state
1953
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 50857 vs 50864 →
ZIP 50857 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50841
Corning (50841)
2,824 residents
- 50864
Villisca (50864)
2,057 residents
- 50857 272
Nodaway (50857)
272 residents
- 50839 34
Carbon (50839)
34 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50857 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 50857 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50864
Villisca (50864)
$69,861 median income
- 50841
Corning (50841)
$66,875 median income
- 50857
Nodaway (50857)
$63,500 median income
- 50839
Carbon (50839)
$48,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 50857 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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