ZIP 50170 · Monroe
Who lives in ZIP code 50170 (Monroe, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Monroe, IA · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People3,024
Median age39.9
Household income$88,704
Home value$211,699
Median rent$814/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+21.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,256
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
44.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $52,723.
Education (adults 25+)
38.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.5%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 56.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.3%
- Rent burden
- 19.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 8.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 8.2%
- With a disability
- 12.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.