ZIP 51358 · Ruthven
Who lives in ZIP code 51358 (Ruthven, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ruthven, IA · Palo Alto County
uszips 2026
People1,213
Median age46.8
Household income$64,583
Home value$150,178
Median rent$638/mo
Poverty12.9%
College degree+29.0%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 508
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.8% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,298.
Education (adults 25+)
51.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 22.1%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 58.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.7%
- Unemployment
- 0.9%
- Self-employed
- 20.0%
- Farmers
- 13.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.3%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.