ZIP 50261 · Van Meter
Who lives in ZIP code 50261 (Van Meter, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Van Meter, IA · Madison County
uszips 2026
People3,399
Median age40.3
Household income$155,278
Home value$379,276
Median rent$1,069/mo
Poverty1.8%
College degree+42.5%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,122
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.7% are 65 or older; 71.1% are adults.
Household income
72.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $63,656.
Education (adults 25+)
29.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.3%
- Never married
- 23.7%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 1.3%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 73.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 74.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.9%
- Self-employed
- 17.1%
- Farmers
- 7.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 41.9%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 4.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.