ZIP 50021 · Ankeny
Who lives in ZIP code 50021 (Ankeny, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ankeny, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People30,283
Median age35.9
Household income$99,572
Home value$317,507
Median rent$1,393/mo
Poverty3.9%
College degree+49.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 486 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,244
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 74.2% are adults.
Household income
49.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,810.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 28.7%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 58.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.5%
- Rent burden
- 24.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.2%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 9.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.