Housing market/Iowa/ZIP 50501
ZIP 50501 Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Webster County, IA · Iowa. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 50501 · IA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 50501 — Fort Dodge, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 50501
- 1-unit detached9,68674.0%
- 1-unit attached2491.9%
- 2–4 units1,41210.8%
- 5–49 units1,1348.7%
- 50+ units3132.4%
- Mobile2932.2%
2–4 unit share 10.7% · 5–49 unit share 8.6% · combined 2–49 19.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $779 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $631.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 36.9%; ≥50% 16.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $950 (1.220× ACS median gross rent).
Population
28,633 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +2.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 9 projects, 330 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 250 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 50501 33.1% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 8.0%; ACS median gross rent is $779; population increased +2.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,412 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,134 units in 5–49-unit structures; 9 LIHTC projects totaling 330 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $950 versus ACS median gross rent of $779. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Iowa research
ZIP 50501 is a Census / HUD profile for Webster County, IA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 50501 — Fort Dodge, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Iowa ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Iowa research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 50501?
ZIP 50501 (Webster County, IA) has 28,633 residents, 12,139 households, a renter share of 33.1%, median household income of $66,130, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $779. Vacancy is 8.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 50501?
ACS counts 703 units in 2-unit buildings, 709 in 3–4 unit buildings, 185 in 5–9, 471 in 10–19, and 478 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,546 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 50501?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $950. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 50501 — Fort Dodge, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Iowa ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 50501 is Census / HUD research for Webster County, IA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Iowa property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.