ZIP 51006 · Battle Creek
Who lives in ZIP code 51006 (Battle Creek, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Battle Creek, IA · Ida County
uszips 2026
People1,287
Median age38.2
Household income$75,625
Home value$97,020
Median rent$593/mo
Poverty5.7%
College degree+11.8%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 479
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.5% are 65 or older; 66.4% are adults.
Household income
40.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,663.
Education (adults 25+)
38.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.3%
- Never married
- 29.4%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.4%
- Rent burden
- 12.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 12.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.6%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.