ZIP 50244 · Slater
Who lives in ZIP code 50244 (Slater, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Slater, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People1,729
Median age42.2
Household income$120,313
Home value$268,008
Median rent$895/mo
Poverty3.1%
College degree+42.1%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 689
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
55.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,071.
Education (adults 25+)
47.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.3%
- Never married
- 22.2%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 74.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.8%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.9%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.9%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- 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.