ZIP 50317 · Des Moines
Who lives in ZIP code 50317 (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
People36,548
Median age37.2
Household income$65,617
Home value$176,833
Median rent$1,102/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+15.5%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 638 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,229
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.6% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
25.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,289.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.8%
- Never married
- 33.7%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 56.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.8%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 4.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.