ZIP 50314 · Des Moines
Who lives in ZIP code 50314 (Des Moines, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Des Moines, IA · Polk County
uszips 2026
People10,438
Median age30.9
Household income$39,950
Home value$146,226
Median rent$950/mo
Poverty40.5%
College degree+17.6%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,632 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,159
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.2% are 65 or older; 68.7% are adults.
Household income
18.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,498.
Education (adults 25+)
43.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
21.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 29.5%
- Never married
- 50.0%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 3.68
- Dual-income families
- 59.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 47.7%
- Rent burden
- 46.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.3%
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 12.9%
- No health insurance
- 13.0%
- Limited English
- 11.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.