ZIP 50436 · Forest City
Who lives in ZIP code 50436 (Forest City, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forest City, IA · Winnebago County
uszips 2026
People5,771
Median age36.9
Household income$74,940
Home value$172,759
Median rent$739/mo
Poverty11.2%
College degree+27.7%
Commute13 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 17 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,335
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,848.
Education (adults 25+)
23.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.5%
- Never married
- 32.2%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 64.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.0%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 5.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.