ZIP Code 50038

In ZIP code 50038, which falls in or near Adel, households bring in a median income of $82,188, while per-capita income sits at $30,223 — a gap that hints at larger households or multiple earners sharing the same roof. County property taxes run at 1.41% of assessed value, and the combined sales tax rate is 7.00%. For a family here, housing costs and everyday purchases both draw on that median figure, so a household earning around $82,000 can expect property tax to take a meaningful bite each year, with sales tax adding a little more at checkout on most goods bought locally.