Guernsey ZIP Codes — Poweshiek County, IA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	116	32.3%
18 and over	243	67.7%
65 and over	59	16.4%
Median age	28.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	332	92.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	26	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1	0.3%
Other race	1	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	8.9%
$15k–$25k	1.5%
$25k–$35k	7.4%
$35k–$50k	5.9%
$50k–$75k	5.2%
$75k–$100k	49.6%
$100k–$150k	14.1%
$150k–$200k	1.5%
$200k+	5.9%
Median income	$81,008

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$208,900
Median rent / month	$1,324
Owner occupied	82.2%
Renter occupied	17.8%
Vacant	0.0%
Single-family detached	99.3%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	0.7%
Median rooms	7.6
Avg household size (owned)	2.53

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	6.7%
2000–2009	3.7%
1990–1999	2.2%
1980–1989	3.0%
1970–1979	0.0%
1960–1969	13.3%
1950–1959	0.0%
1940–1949	23.0%
1939 or earlier	48.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	0.0%
2 bedrooms	8.9%
3 bedrooms	37.0%
4 bedrooms	48.9%
5+ bedrooms	5.2%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	5.2%
1 vehicle	14.8%
2 vehicles	31.9%
3 or more	48.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Electricity	3.7%
Propane / LP gas	68.9%
Wood	23.0%
No fuel used	4.4%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	72	53.3%
Cohabiting couple	0	0.0%
Male householder, no spouse	34	25.2%
Female householder, no spouse	29	21.5%
Households with children under 18	70	51.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	54	40.0%
Average household size	2.66

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	14.3%	14.4%
Married	60.5%	61.6%
Separated	2.5%	20.8%
Widowed	11.8%	2.4%
Divorced	10.9%	0.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	95.3%
Bachelor's or higher	11.0%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	7	29.2%
Kindergarten	8	33.3%
Elementary school	7	29.2%
High school	2	8.3%
College / grad school	0	0.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	39.5%
Service	1.1%
Sales & office	6.2%
Natural resources & construction	39.0%
Production & transportation	14.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	77.4%
Government	14.1%
Self-employed	5.1%
Unpaid family workers	3.4%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	80.0%
Carpool	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	9.7%
Avg commute (minutes)	21.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	28.1%
Retirement income	17.8%
Supplemental Security	0.0%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	14.1%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	36.2%
High cholesterol	34.4%
Heart disease	7.5%
Stroke	3.2%
Asthma	9.3%
Arthritis	27.4%
Kidney disease	3.0%
Pulmonary disease	7.5%
Cancer	7.6%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	20.7%
No physical activity	24.3%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.9%
Fair or poor health	13.6%
Poor mental health	13.0%
Poor physical health	10.2%
No health insurance	9.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	74.7%
Visited dentist	65.4%
Cholesterol screening	90.0%
Teeth loss	12.4%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	7	2.9%

Disability	%
Any disability	7.8%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	11.4%
65 and over	11.9%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	85.0%
Public insurance	26.2%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	324	90.3%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	359	100.0%
Born in same state	359	100.0%
Born in different state	328	91.4%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	0	0.0%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%