ZIP 50603 · Alta Vista
Who lives in ZIP code 50603 (Alta Vista, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alta Vista, IA · Chickasaw County
uszips 2026
People555
Median age41.3
Household income$74,271
Home value—
Median rent$640/mo
Poverty5.9%
College degree+6.7%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 231
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
35.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,942.
Education (adults 25+)
4.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.9%
- Never married
- 29.0%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 77.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.6%
- Rent burden
- 17.5%
- Men / women
- 61% / 39%
Work
- In labor force
- 84.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.0%
- Farmers
- 28.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.0%
- Veterans
- 1.8%
- With a disability
- 7.9%
- No health insurance
- 19.3%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.