ZIP 50315 · Des Moines
Who lives in ZIP code 50315 (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
People34,816
Median age35.4
Household income$60,590
Home value$173,049
Median rent$1,001/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+20.1%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,305 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,158
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.6% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
23.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,679.
Education (adults 25+)
40.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.4%
- Never married
- 37.9%
- Divorced
- 17.1%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 52.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.5%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 8.3%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.5%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.