ZIP 50169 · Mitchellville
Who lives in ZIP code 50169 (Mitchellville, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mitchellville, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People3,667
Median age38.0
Household income$83,938
Home value$227,644
Median rent$809/mo
Poverty7.0%
College degree+17.1%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,133
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.0% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
42.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,105.
Education (adults 25+)
33.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.9%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 24.2%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 69.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.4%
- Rent burden
- 22.2%
- Men / women
- 37% / 63%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.2%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 5.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.3%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.