ZIP 50014 · Ames
Who lives in ZIP code 50014 (Ames, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ames, IA · Story County
uszips 2026
People32,958
Median age23.3
Household income$60,731
Home value$333,139
Median rent$1,065/mo
Poverty29.2%
College degree+68.1%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 235 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,511
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.3% are 65 or older; 86.9% are adults.
Household income
31.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,440.
Education (adults 25+)
55.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.0%
- Never married
- 62.2%
- Divorced
- 3.8%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 62.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 36.6%
- Rent burden
- 31.3%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.7%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.3%
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 9.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.