ZIP 50056 · Colo
Who lives in ZIP code 50056 (Colo, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Colo, IA · Story County
uszips 2026
People1,003
Median age48.5
Household income$73,333
Home value$183,221
Median rent$1,042/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+23.5%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 464
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.1% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
37.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,118.
Education (adults 25+)
47.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.2%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 11.0%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 53.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.2%
- Rent burden
- 29.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 7.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.9%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.