ZIP 50579 · Rockwell City
Who lives in ZIP code 50579 (Rockwell City, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rockwell City, IA · Calhoun County
uszips 2026
People3,034
Median age42.2
Household income$61,108
Home value$127,451
Median rent$777/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+19.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,085
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
25.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,356.
Education (adults 25+)
36.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.9%
- Never married
- 30.0%
- Divorced
- 18.2%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.2%
- Rent burden
- 25.9%
- Men / women
- 58% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.1%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 19.1%
- Farmers
- 12.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.2%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 17.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.