ZIP 50316 · Des Moines
Who lives in ZIP code 50316 (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
People16,710
Median age31.9
Household income$56,090
Home value$154,597
Median rent$952/mo
Poverty17.9%
College degree+14.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,809 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,636
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.1% are 65 or older; 72.9% are adults.
Household income
20.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,038.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.0%
- Never married
- 44.0%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.43
- Dual-income families
- 51.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.4%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 12.6%
- Limited English
- 11.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.