Housing market/Iowa/ZIP 52042
ZIP 52042 Edgewood, Delaware County, Iowa
Delaware 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 52042 · IA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 52042 — Edgewood, 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 52042
- 1-unit detached63682.6%
- 2–4 units476.1%
- 5–49 units415.3%
- Mobile466.0%
2–4 unit share 6.1% · 5–49 unit share 5.3% · combined 2–49 11.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $788 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $490.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 29.9%; ≥50% 24.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,050 (1.332× ACS median gross rent).
Population
1,898 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +18.2%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 5 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 52042 25.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 11.9%; ACS median gross rent is $788; population increased +18.2% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 47 units in 2–4-unit structures and 41 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,050 versus ACS median gross rent of $788. 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 52042 is a Census / HUD profile for Delaware County, IA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 52042 — Edgewood, 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 52042?
ZIP 52042 (Delaware County, IA) has 1,898 residents, 678 households, a renter share of 25.7%, median household income of $74,423, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $788. Vacancy is 11.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 52042?
ACS counts 36 units in 2-unit buildings, 11 in 3–4 unit buildings, 0 in 5–9, 4 in 10–19, and 37 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 88 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 52042?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,050. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 52042 — Edgewood, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Iowa ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 52042 is Census / HUD research for Delaware 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.