ZIP 50028 · Baxter
Who lives in ZIP code 50028 (Baxter, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Baxter, IA · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People1,981
Median age39.5
Household income$72,022
Home value$204,508
Median rent$900/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+19.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 17 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 739
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.5% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
42.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,875.
Education (adults 25+)
29.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.6%
- Never married
- 19.7%
- Divorced
- 18.4%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 3.30
- Dual-income families
- 59.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.3%
- Rent burden
- 44.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 8.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.0%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.