ZIP 50536 · Emmetsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 50536 (Emmetsburg, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Emmetsburg, IA · Palo Alto County
uszips 2026
People4,207
Median age43.9
Household income$59,261
Home value$124,228
Median rent$632/mo
Poverty15.2%
College degree+16.3%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,859
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.0% are 65 or older; 79.5% are adults.
Household income
32.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,570.
Education (adults 25+)
32.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.5%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 10.2%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 61.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.3%
- Rent burden
- 24.7%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.8%
- Farmers
- 6.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.