ZIP 51012 · Cherokee
Who lives in ZIP code 51012 (Cherokee, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cherokee, IA · Cherokee County
uszips 2026
People6,311
Median age41.9
Household income$69,531
Home value$150,266
Median rent$803/mo
Poverty16.1%
College degree+25.0%
Commute13 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 17 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,752
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,573.
Education (adults 25+)
29.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.4%
- Never married
- 28.2%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 59.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.9%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 6.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.2%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.