ZIP 50006 · Alden
Who lives in ZIP code 50006 (Alden, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alden, IA · Hardin County
uszips 2026
People1,437
Median age43.2
Household income$69,783
Home value$123,133
Median rent$632/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+18.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 612
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 75.2% are adults.
Household income
33.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,078.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.8%
- Never married
- 24.3%
- Divorced
- 6.3%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.5%
- Rent burden
- 14.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 20.0%
- Farmers
- 15.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.7%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- No health insurance
- 1.2%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.