ZIP 51061 · Washta
Who lives in ZIP code 51061 (Washta, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Washta, IA · Cherokee County
uszips 2026
People389
Median age70.8
Household income$49,375
Home value—
Median rent$431/mo
Poverty19.3%
College degree+13.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 186
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
52.2% are 65 or older; 95.1% are adults.
Household income
29.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,917.
Education (adults 25+)
63.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.1%
- Never married
- 14.3%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 23.0%
- Family size
- 2.35
- Dual-income families
- 59.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.2%
- Unemployment
- 11.9%
- Self-employed
- 19.0%
- Farmers
- 23.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.5%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.