ZIP 51501 · Council Bluffs
Who lives in ZIP code 51501 (Council Bluffs, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Council Bluffs, IA · Pottawattamie County
uszips 2026
People34,618
Median age38.0
Household income$59,843
Home value$147,306
Median rent$1,059/mo
Poverty16.3%
College degree+16.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Omaha, NE-IA
- Wider region
- Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 558 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,271
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,059.
Education (adults 25+)
36.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.7%
- Never married
- 35.5%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 50.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.8%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 6.9%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.9%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.