ZIP Code 50254 — Thayer city, IA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 50254 covers Thayer, IA in Union County with a population of about 238.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 641; U.S. House district IA-3; the DES MOINES - AMES media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.7%; 23.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 10.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Administrative support; about 17.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 1.8 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 112.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $168,800 — about 52% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 50254 in Thayer, IA, a household would need roughly $46,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,084. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Thayer city, IA as Relatively Low (composite score 49.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (49.8) and flood (30.1). 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 Thayer city, IA show little to no average snow and around 38.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 14 for ZIP 50254 (Thayer 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.