ZIP 51047 · Peterson
Who lives in ZIP code 51047 (Peterson, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Peterson, IA · Clay County
uszips 2026
People693
Median age47.6
Household income$101,000
Home value$137,120
Median rent$925/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+30.4%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Spencer, IA (micro)
- Wider region
- Spencer-Spirit Lake, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 314
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.9% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
50.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $54,107.
Education (adults 25+)
35.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.5%
- Never married
- 19.0%
- Divorced
- 6.7%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 75.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 25.0%
- Farmers
- 21.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.7%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 0.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.