ZIP 50542 · Goldfield
Who lives in ZIP code 50542 (Goldfield, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Goldfield, IA · Wright County
uszips 2026
People859
Median age46.6
Household income$55,000
Home value$137,942
Median rent$607/mo
Poverty9.8%
College degree+24.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 368
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.8% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,205.
Education (adults 25+)
22.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.4%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 4.6%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 45.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 9.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.0%
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 19.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.