ZIP 50588 · Storm Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 50588 (Storm Lake, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Storm Lake, IA · Buena Vista County
uszips 2026
People13,431
Median age32.2
Household income$70,906
Home value$187,108
Median rent$897/mo
Poverty7.7%
College degree+22.3%
Commute11 min
Place
- Metro area
- Storm Lake, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 37 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,630
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.2% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
35.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,653.
Education (adults 25+)
32.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
40.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.0%
- Never married
- 35.0%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.53
- Dual-income families
- 60.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.3%
- Rent burden
- 20.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 2.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.3%
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 9.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 22.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.