ZIP 50278 · Zearing
Who lives in ZIP code 50278 (Zearing, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Zearing, IA · Story County
uszips 2026
People891
Median age37.6
Household income$74,306
Home value$193,286
Median rent$693/mo
Poverty13.7%
College degree+35.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ames, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 337
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,500.
Education (adults 25+)
57.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.0%
- Never married
- 18.7%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 63.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.4%
- Rent burden
- 15.1%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 22.2%
- Farmers
- 11.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.0%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.