ZIP 50644 · Independence
Who lives in ZIP code 50644 (Independence, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Independence, IA · Buchanan County
uszips 2026
People8,419
Median age43.6
Household income$80,026
Home value$186,618
Median rent$829/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+23.6%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,640
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.5% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
34.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,640.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.5%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 63.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.5%
- Rent burden
- 27.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 6.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.