ZIP 50565 · Marathon
Who lives in ZIP code 50565 (Marathon, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Marathon, IA · Buena Vista County
uszips 2026
People380
Median age48.9
Household income$51,875
Home value$84,189
Median rent$817/mo
Poverty19.7%
College degree+17.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Storm Lake, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 163
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
24.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,536.
Education (adults 25+)
34.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.6%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.61
- Dual-income families
- 56.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 9.2%
- Self-employed
- 20.0%
- Farmers
- 15.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 10.0%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.