ZIP 50036 · Boone
Who lives in ZIP code 50036 (Boone, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Boone, IA · Boone County
uszips 2026
People16,154
Median age41.8
Household income$79,255
Home value$197,589
Median rent$847/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+28.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 33 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,733
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
39.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,902.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.0%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 65.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.8%
- Rent burden
- 24.9%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 3.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.4%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.