ZIP 50543 · Gowrie
Who lives in ZIP code 50543 (Gowrie, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gowrie, IA · Webster County
uszips 2026
People1,420
Median age40.5
Household income$91,563
Home value$154,850
Median rent$698/mo
Poverty6.1%
College degree+31.5%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Dodge, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 533
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.3% are 65 or older; 74.9% are adults.
Household income
44.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,728.
Education (adults 25+)
54.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 26.2%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.23
- Dual-income families
- 61.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.5%
- Rent burden
- 15.9%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 19.4%
- Farmers
- 13.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.4%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 10.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.