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ESSEX, IA ZIP Code

City	ESSEX
State	Iowa
ZIP Codes count	1 (see all)
Post offices count	2 (see all)
Total population	874 (see all)

ZIP Code for ESSEX, Iowa

51638

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List of ESSEX, IA ZIP Codes

ZIP	TYPE	POPULATION
51638	STANDARD	1,246

Post offices

ESSEX — Post Office^™ 610 IOWA AVE ESSEX, IA 51638-9000
SHENANDOAH — Post Office^™ 501 W LOWELL AVE SHENANDOAH, IA 51601-9998

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Address example

2200 140TH ST
ESSEX IA 51638-4521

1149 160TH ST
ESSEX IA 51638-6024

1445 A AVE
ESSEX IA 51638-6018

1541 K AVE
ESSEX IA 51638-4604

1353 PINERIDGE LN
ESSEX IA 51638-4615

950 SOUTH AVE
ESSEX IA 51638-3004

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Census data for ESSEX, IA

Demographic and housing estimates in ESSEX, IA

Total population
Total population	874
Male	382
Female	492

Population by age
Total population	874
Under 5 years	40
5 to 9 years	47
10 to 14 years	60
15 to 19 years	63
20 to 24 years	31
25 to 34 years	114
35 to 44 years	101
45 to 54 years	91
55 to 59 years	62
60 to 64 years	66
65 to 74 years	118
75 to 84 years	71
85 years and over	10
Median age (years)	42.7
Under 18 years	201
16 years and over	700
18 years and over	673
21 years and over	655
62 years and over	237
65 years and over	199

Population by race
Total population	874
One race	870
White	823
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	44
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	3
Two or more races	4

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	672
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	324
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	348

Social characteristics in ESSEX, IA

Households by type
Total households	361
Family households (families)	221
Married-couple family	178
Male householder, no wife present, family	15
Female householder, no husband present, family	28
Nonfamily households	140
Average household size	2.42
Average family size	3.18

Economic characteristics in ESSEX, IA

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	361
Less than $10,000	18
$10,000 to $14,999	22
$15,000 to $24,999	28
$25,000 to $34,999	26
$35,000 to $49,999	80
$50,000 to $74,999	96
$75,000 to $99,999	50
$100,000 to $149,999	28
$150,000 to $199,999	5
$200,000 or more	8
Median household income (dollars)	51,016

Housing characteristics in ESSEX, IA

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	408
Occupied housing units	361
Vacant housing units	47

Units in structure
Total housing units	408
1-unit, detached	359
1-unit, attached	2
2 units	3
3 or 4 units	28
5 to 9 units	9
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	7
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	408
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	2
Built 2000 to 2009	12
Built 1990 to 1999	31
Built 1980 to 1989	13
Built 1970 to 1979	64
Built 1960 to 1969	46
Built 1950 to 1959	46
Built 1940 to 1949	35
Built 1939 or earlier	159

Rooms
Total housing units	408
1 room	7
2 rooms	9
3 rooms	21
4 rooms	31
5 rooms	47
6 rooms	82
7 rooms	84
8 rooms	60
9 rooms or more	67
Median rooms	6.6

Bedrooms
Total housing units	408
No bedroom	7
1 bedroom	37
2 bedrooms	87
3 bedrooms	171
4 bedrooms	96
5 or more bedrooms	10

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	361
Owner-occupied	297
Renter-occupied	64
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.42
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	361
Moved in 2017 or later	22
Moved in 2015 to 2016	24
Moved in 2010 to 2014	66
Moved in 2000 to 2009	91
Moved in 1990 to 1999	84
Moved in 1989 and earlier	74

Value
Owner-occupied units	297
Less than $50,000	80
$50,000 to $99,999	135
$100,000 to $149,999	46
$150,000 to $199,999	19
$200,000 to $299,999	15
$300,000 to $499,999	0
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	2
Median (dollars)	70,900

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	297
Housing units with a mortgage	167
Housing units without a mortgage	130

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	60
Less than $500	28
$500 to $999	32
$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
Median (dollars)	583
No rent paid	4

Data is based on 2018 Census

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