ZIP 51462 · Scranton
Who lives in ZIP code 51462 (Scranton, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Scranton, IA · Greene County
uszips 2026
People1,049
Median age34.6
Household income$69,286
Home value$139,283
Median rent$903/mo
Poverty12.3%
College degree+17.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 454
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
27.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,595.
Education (adults 25+)
51.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.1%
- Never married
- 20.8%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 57.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 22.6%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 18.8%
- Farmers
- 16.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.5%
- Veterans
- 11.9%
- With a disability
- 8.5%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.