ZIP 50009 · Altoona
Who lives in ZIP code 50009 (Altoona, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Altoona, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People22,886
Median age37.0
Household income$88,447
Home value$274,686
Median rent$1,232/mo
Poverty8.4%
College degree+34.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 317 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,077
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.0% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
43.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,781.
Education (adults 25+)
36.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.0%
- Never married
- 28.7%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 56.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.5%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.7%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 33.8%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.