ZIP 51001 · Akron
Who lives in ZIP code 51001 (Akron, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Akron, IA · Plymouth County
uszips 2026
People2,342
Median age45.7
Household income$75,404
Home value$192,378
Median rent$716/mo
Poverty7.1%
College degree+24.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Le Mars, IA (micro)
- Wider region
- Sioux City-Le Mars, IA-NE-SD
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,041
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.2% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
30.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,538.
Education (adults 25+)
42.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.6%
- Never married
- 21.8%
- Divorced
- 14.0%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- 23.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 10.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.7%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.