ZIP 50222 · Peru
Who lives in ZIP code 50222 (Peru, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Peru, IA · Madison County
uszips 2026
People328
Median age61.2
Household income$100,568
Home value$270,912
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+27.6%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 167
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.5% are 65 or older; 86.0% are adults.
Household income
51.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: —.
Education (adults 25+)
39.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.8%
- Never married
- 4.2%
- Divorced
- 23.2%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 49.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 95.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 31.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.6%
- Veterans
- 13.8%
- With a disability
- 24.4%
- No health insurance
- 0.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.