ZIP 50208 · Newton
Who lives in ZIP code 50208 (Newton, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Newton, IA · Jasper County
uszips 2026
People20,595
Median age42.7
Household income$62,306
Home value$169,495
Median rent$833/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+17.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 50 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,204
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
25.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,206.
Education (adults 25+)
35.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.1%
- Never married
- 31.2%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 48.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 2.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.6%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.