ZIP 50459 · Northwood
Who lives in ZIP code 50459 (Northwood, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Northwood, IA · Worth County
uszips 2026
People3,045
Median age43.2
Household income$71,618
Home value$149,984
Median rent$738/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+20.8%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mason City, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,276
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
34.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,088.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.9%
- Never married
- 20.2%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 9.1%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 65.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- 21.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 16.0%
- Farmers
- 11.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 10.8%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- No health insurance
- 11.1%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.