ZIP 50248 · Story City
Who lives in ZIP code 50248 (Story City, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Story City, IA · Story County
uszips 2026
People4,216
Median age39.8
Household income$100,864
Home value$247,104
Median rent$1,021/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+46.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,721
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 73.6% are adults.
Household income
51.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,421.
Education (adults 25+)
50.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.2%
- Never married
- 12.9%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 60.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.2%
- Rent burden
- 33.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.8%
- Farmers
- 6.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.3%
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.