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ZIP Code 51242 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 134

Population: 306

ZIP Code 51242 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 51242 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 51242.

51242 state: Iowa
51242 county: Lyon County
51242 city: Lester city

ZIP Code 51242 population: 306

Population

Year	Population
2021	306
2020	194
2019	208
2018	217
2017	241
2016	224
2015	226
2014	206
2013	248
2012	230
2011	225

Census data for ZIP Code 51242

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 51242

Total population
Total population	306
Male	148
Female	158

Population by age
Total population	306
Under 5 years	34
5 to 9 years	13
10 to 14 years	10
15 to 19 years	15
20 to 24 years	8
25 to 34 years	43
35 to 44 years	54
45 to 54 years	22
55 to 59 years	17
60 to 64 years	25
65 to 74 years	33
75 to 84 years	29
85 years and over	3
Median age (years)	38.9
Under 18 years	69
16 years and over	239
18 years and over	237
21 years and over	231
62 years and over	70
65 years and over	65

Population by race
Total population	306
One race	293
White	284
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	9
Two or more races	13

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	228
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	103
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	125

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 51242

Households by type
Total households	114
Family households (families)	82
Married-couple family	2
Male householder, no wife present, family	18
Female householder, no husband present, family	18
Nonfamily households	12
Average household size	39
Average family size	2.68

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 51242

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	114
Less than $10,000	4
$10,000 to $14,999	3
$15,000 to $24,999	6
$25,000 to $34,999	7
$35,000 to $49,999	16
$50,000 to $74,999	30
$75,000 to $99,999	16
$100,000 to $149,999	20
$150,000 to $199,999	11
$200,000 or more	1
Median household income (dollars)	73,269

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 51242

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	134
Occupied housing units	114
Vacant housing units	20

Units in structure
Total housing units	134
1-unit, detached	123
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	0
3 or 4 units	0
5 to 9 units	0
10 to 19 units	11
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	134
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	0
Built 2000 to 2009	31
Built 1990 to 1999	14
Built 1980 to 1989	0
Built 1970 to 1979	29
Built 1960 to 1969	10
Built 1950 to 1959	17
Built 1940 to 1949	2
Built 1939 or earlier	31

Rooms
Total housing units	134
1 room	0
2 rooms	0
3 rooms	4
4 rooms	14
5 rooms	17
6 rooms	30
7 rooms	4
8 rooms	18
9 rooms or more	47
Median rooms	7.0

Bedrooms
Total housing units	134
No bedroom	0
1 bedroom	0
2 bedrooms	38
3 bedrooms	36
4 bedrooms	32
5 or more bedrooms	28

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	114
Owner-occupied	95
Renter-occupied	19
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.72
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.53

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	114
Moved in 2017 or later	5
Moved in 2015 to 2016	40
Moved in 2010 to 2014	15
Moved in 2000 to 2009	28
Moved in 1990 to 1999	14
Moved in 1989 and earlier	12

Value
Owner-occupied units	95
Less than $50,000	4
$50,000 to $99,999	21
$100,000 to $149,999	21
$150,000 to $199,999	14
$200,000 to $299,999	17
$300,000 to $499,999	17
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	1
Median (dollars)	153,400

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	95
Housing units with a mortgage	41
Housing units without a mortgage	54

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	0
Less than $500	0
$500 to $999	0
$1,000 to $1,499	0
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
No rent paid	19

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