ZIP 50237 · Runnells
Who lives in ZIP code 50237 (Runnells, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Runnells, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People3,635
Median age42.3
Household income$101,806
Home value$348,229
Median rent$760/mo
Poverty1.0%
College degree+37.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 29 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,426
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 72.3% are adults.
Household income
50.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,662.
Education (adults 25+)
48.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 67.8%
- Never married
- 14.8%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 66.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.2%
- Rent burden
- 6.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 6.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 42.5%
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.