ZIP 50597 · West Bend
Who lives in ZIP code 50597 (West Bend, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Bend, IA · Palo Alto County
uszips 2026
People1,341
Median age37.5
Household income$92,000
Home value$182,422
Median rent$613/mo
Poverty5.5%
College degree+23.1%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 494
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 72.9% are adults.
Household income
45.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,140.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 23.5%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 70.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.1%
- Rent burden
- 22.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 29.0%
- Farmers
- 25.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.0%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 4.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.