Population & age
- Total population
- 338
- Median age
- 29.6
Halbur, IA (51444)
Carroll County · Population 338
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Halbur, IA (ZIP 51444) sits in Carroll County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 40.3%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,662 per worker, roughly 23% below the US average. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 2.1% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. FDIC counts just 1 bank branch in this ZIP (Summary of Deposits, 2024) — residents likely lean on neighboring ZIPs or online banking for most services. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 6th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. Only 4.6% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Crawford County, IA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $80,536, fair market rent of $920 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $170,244, up 1.7% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 98.5%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 1.5%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $80,536
- Median home value
- $140,300
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 25.9%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 1.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 127(98.4%)
- Renter-occupied
- 2(1.6%)
- Vacant units
- 1
- Built (median)
- 1972
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 5(2.5%)
- Avg commute
- 19.6 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 1(0.3%)
- Uninsured
- 4(1.2%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 121(93.8%)
- No broadband
- 8(6.2%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$770
/month
1 Bed
$790
/month
2 Bed
$920
/month
3 Bed
$1,170
/month
4 Bed
$1,230
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$170,244
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+1.7%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+40.9%
vs. March 2021
Metro area
Carroll, IA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
34
Across 31 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $13.0M.
Single-family
29
85% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
5
15% of total units
Single-family value
$12.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$800,000
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
14
Total employment
59
Annual payroll
$2.7M
Average annual pay
$46,017
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$50,662
Average weekly wage
$974
Total employment
10,978
Total establishments
968
That is roughly 23% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
2.1%
That is 1.9 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
10,968
Employed
10,737
Unemployed
231
Based on Carroll County, IA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Banking access
FDIC-insured bank branches
1
Limited banking access
Only a handful of branches — residents may rely on neighboring ZIPs or online banking for most services.
Total deposits
$24.6M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
1
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
- 1.Westside State Bank$24.6M · 1 branch
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
16
Date Range
1965–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 23, 2020 (DR-4483)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Flood7 (44%)
- Severe Storm4 (25%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Snowstorm1 (6%)
- Hurricane1 (6%)
- Other1 (6%)
Individual Assistance
7
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
14
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
6
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
47.5°F
37.3° – 57.6°
Annual precipitation
33.6"
Annual snowfall
34.5"
Heating · cooling days
7,111.7 · 755.4
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: DENISON, IA US, 18.3 miles from the centroid of Halbur, IA (ZIP 51444)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
6,828
That is roughly 1,372 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
16%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.7
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.2
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
4.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
87
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,303
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
9.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
74%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
65%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 4.8% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Carroll data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Good food access — most residents near a store
8.9% of Carroll County, IA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.25
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.01
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.75
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 2.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Carroll County, IA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+79 people
−23 households • −$5.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
550households
987 people • $26.3M AGI
Moved out
573households
908 people • $31.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Crawford County, IA — 47 households
- Sac County, IA — 27 households
- Polk County, IA — 25 households
- Calhoun County, IA — 22 households
Where departing residents went
- Polk County, IA — 74 households
- Crawford County, IA — 36 households
- Calhoun County, IA — 22 households
- Greene County, IA — 21 households
- Dallas County, IA — 20 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $47,887 versus departing households' $54,639.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Iowa
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 51444. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
Yes
graduated
Sales tax (combined)
6.94%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.94%
Property tax (effective)
1.54%
Median $1,695/year
Tax burden rank
37 of 50
11.00% of personal income
For ZIP 51444: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $170,244, that works out to roughly $2,628/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
160% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). Asset limit $15,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 51444
Nearby ZIPs by distance
51430 (Arcadia, 6 mi) · 51401 (Carroll, 6.4 mi) · 51463 (Templeton, 7.9 mi) · 51467 (Westside, 8 mi) · 51455 (Manning, 8.4 mi) · 51440 (Dedham, 10.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
40.3%
7.3pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
32.3%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
21.7%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
75.6%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
6.7%
6.3pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
9.8%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
What these numbers say together
Halbur, IA (ZIP 51444) sits in Carroll County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 40.3%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,662 per worker, roughly 23% below the US average. BLS LAUS reports county unemployment of just 2.1% (2024), well below the ~4.0% US average and consistent with a tight local labor market. FDIC counts just 1 bank branch in this ZIP (Summary of Deposits, 2024) — residents likely lean on neighboring ZIPs or online banking for most services. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 6th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. Only 4.6% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Crawford County, IA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $80,536, fair market rent of $920 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $170,244, up 1.7% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 21.7%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 51444
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 51444?
40.3%, which is 7.3 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 51444?
21.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 51444?
32.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 51444?
338 people live in ZIP 51444, with a median age of 29.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 51444?
$80,536 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 51444 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 51444, 98.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 1.6% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 51444?
In ZIP 51444, 2.5% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 51444?
0.3% of the population in ZIP 51444 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 51444 have broadband internet?
93.8% of households in ZIP 51444 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 51444?
The typical home value in ZIP 51444 is $170,244, up 1.7% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 51444?
Home values are up 1.7% over the past year and up 40.9% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 51444?
As of 2022, 14 business establishments operated in ZIP 51444 employing 59 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 51444?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 51444 is $46,017, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 51444 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 51444 ranks in the 6th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 51444?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 51444, ranking in the 21th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 51444 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 16 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 51444 between 1965–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 51444?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 51444, accounting for 7 of 16 declarations (44%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 51444?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 51444 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4483) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 51444?
ZIP 51444 has an average annual temperature of 47.5°F and 33.6" of annual precipitation based on the DENISON, IA US weather station 18.3 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 51444?
Iowa has a graduated income tax with a top rate of unspecified. Combined sales tax: 6.94% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Iowa have paid family leave?
Iowa has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 51444?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 51444
Nearby ZIPs by distance
51430 (Arcadia, 6 mi) · 51401 (Carroll, 6.4 mi) · 51463 (Templeton, 7.9 mi) · 51467 (Westside, 8 mi) · 51455 (Manning, 8.4 mi) · 51440 (Dedham, 10.8 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
6th percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 28
Vulnerability Themes
Persons with Disability
1
Without HS Diploma
1
Without Health Insurance
1
Adults Age 65+
3
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.