ZIP Code 50039 — Bouton city, IA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 50039 covers Bouton, IA in Dallas County with a population of about 440.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 48.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 515; U.S. House district IA-3; the DES MOINES - AMES media market.

Median household income in ZIP 50039 is about $84,531 — about 12% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 6.8%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 13.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 19.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Education, and Agriculture; about 5.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 9.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $408 (about 65% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 66.2% (roughly in line with the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Bouton city, IA as Relatively Low (composite score 60.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (60.4) and wildfire (40.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Bouton city, IA show little to no average snow and around 36.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 25 for ZIP 50039 (Bouton city, IA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.