ZIP Code 50139

Households in ZIP code 50139, near Chariton, earn a median of $72,400, which places the area in middle-income territory rather than among Iowa's wealthier communities. Per-capita income sits at $38,675, and median home values reach $151,600. Property taxes are levied at 1.43% of value at the county level, so an owner of a home assessed at that median would owe roughly $2,170 annually. Sales tax runs 7.00% on purchases. Taken together, the tax structure asks a steady share of income without pushing the ZIP into either hardship or affluence.