ZIP 50401 · Mason City
Who lives in ZIP code 50401 (Mason City, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mason City, IA · Cerro Gordo County
uszips 2026
People28,703
Median age42.2
Household income$66,072
Home value$145,892
Median rent$875/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+21.4%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mason City, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 75 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,321
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.6% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
28.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,323.
Education (adults 25+)
38.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.9%
- Never married
- 29.3%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 56.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.3%
- Rent burden
- 25.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.3%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.1%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.