ZIP 51527 · Defiance
Who lives in ZIP code 51527 (Defiance, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Defiance, IA · Shelby County
uszips 2026
People362
Median age37.4
Household income$64,750
Home value$111,847
Median rent$689/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+22.5%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 166
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.8% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
38.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,375.
Education (adults 25+)
21.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.4%
- Never married
- 15.6%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 61.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.5%
- Self-employed
- 18.5%
- Farmers
- 22.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.5%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- 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.