ZIP 50049 · Chariton
Who lives in ZIP code 50049 (Chariton, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chariton, IA · Lucas County
uszips 2026
People6,414
Median age40.2
Household income$61,190
Home value$131,016
Median rent$704/mo
Poverty14.5%
College degree+17.1%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,667
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.8% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
24.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,274.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.7%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 9.5%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.5%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 10.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.3%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 17.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.3%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.