ZIP 50143 · Leighton
Who lives in ZIP code 50143 (Leighton, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Leighton, IA · Mahaska County
uszips 2026
People538
Median age40.8
Household income$86,023
Home value$297,418
Median rent$770/mo
Poverty0.6%
College degree+35.7%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Oskaloosa, IA (micro)
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 206
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.8% are 65 or older; 72.3% are adults.
Household income
36.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,656.
Education (adults 25+)
64.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 76.2%
- Never married
- 16.1%
- Divorced
- 5.1%
- Widowed
- 2.6%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 79.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.7%
- Rent burden
- 14.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 17.9%
- Farmers
- 17.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.1%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 0.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.