ZIP 51503 · Council Bluffs
Who lives in ZIP code 51503 (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
People37,972
Median age40.6
Household income$79,010
Home value$262,045
Median rent$991/mo
Poverty10.8%
College degree+30.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Omaha, NE-IA
- Wider region
- Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 121 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,442
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
38.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,476.
Education (adults 25+)
36.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.4%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 53.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.0%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.