ZIP 50851 · Lenox
Who lives in ZIP code 50851 (Lenox, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lenox, IA · Taylor County
uszips 2026
People2,193
Median age40.3
Household income$70,926
Home value$123,020
Median rent$1,054/mo
Poverty11.3%
College degree+18.4%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 860
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.1% are 65 or older; 73.8% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,886.
Education (adults 25+)
33.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 26.0%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 63.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.5%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.9%
- Self-employed
- 18.0%
- Farmers
- 14.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.2%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.