ZIP 50428 · Clear Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 50428 (Clear Lake, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Clear Lake, IA · Cerro Gordo County
uszips 2026
People9,071
Median age50.5
Household income$81,037
Home value$282,036
Median rent$817/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+32.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mason City, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,186
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.9% are 65 or older; 82.1% are adults.
Household income
40.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,463.
Education (adults 25+)
37.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.5%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.65
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.6%
- Rent burden
- 21.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.7%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 16.6%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.