ZIP 50046 · Cambridge
Who lives in ZIP code 50046 (Cambridge, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cambridge, IA · Story County
uszips 2026
People1,554
Median age42.0
Household income$81,500
Home value$231,956
Median rent$925/mo
Poverty5.7%
College degree+32.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 650
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.9% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
42.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,596.
Education (adults 25+)
27.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.6%
- Never married
- 17.2%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 59.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.0%
- Rent burden
- 11.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 8.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.6%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 7.5%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.