ZIP 50501 · Fort Dodge
Who lives in ZIP code 50501 (Fort Dodge, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Dodge, IA · Webster County
uszips 2026
People28,823
Median age38.8
Household income$66,888
Home value$153,317
Median rent$796/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+22.1%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Dodge, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 73 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,899
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,095.
Education (adults 25+)
39.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.6%
- Never married
- 39.5%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 53.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.6%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.1%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.