ZIP 50055 · Collins
Who lives in ZIP code 50055 (Collins, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Collins, IA · Story County
uszips 2026
People1,102
Median age38.9
Household income$85,278
Home value$202,463
Median rent$823/mo
Poverty4.9%
College degree+31.5%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 436
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 72.5% are adults.
Household income
44.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,958.
Education (adults 25+)
47.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.5%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 61.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.8%
- Rent burden
- 15.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 11.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.