ZIP 50226 · Polk City
Who lives in ZIP code 50226 (Polk City, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Polk City, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People7,759
Median age41.0
Household income$153,011
Home value$419,321
Median rent$867/mo
Poverty5.9%
College degree+46.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 82 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,741
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 71.9% are adults.
Household income
66.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,922.
Education (adults 25+)
39.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.7%
- Never married
- 17.9%
- Divorced
- 8.2%
- Widowed
- 3.3%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 65.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 48.1%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 6.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.