ZIP 50054 · Colfax
Who lives in ZIP code 50054 (Colfax, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Colfax, IA · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People3,166
Median age36.8
Household income$89,940
Home value$211,280
Median rent$833/mo
Poverty10.6%
College degree+22.5%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,189
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 71.0% are adults.
Household income
44.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,942.
Education (adults 25+)
36.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.0%
- Never married
- 25.2%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.9%
- Rent burden
- 18.9%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.1%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.