ZIP 50240 · Saint Charles
Who lives in ZIP code 50240 (Saint Charles, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Saint Charles, IA · Madison County
uszips 2026
People2,393
Median age43.6
Household income$107,563
Home value$305,764
Median rent$855/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+30.4%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 861
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
55.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $57,227.
Education (adults 25+)
41.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.4%
- Never married
- 22.5%
- Divorced
- 9.9%
- Widowed
- 2.3%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.8%
- Rent burden
- 15.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.8%
- Farmers
- 15.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 33.6%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 7.3%
- No health insurance
- 3.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.