ZIP 51566 · Red Oak
Who lives in ZIP code 51566 (Red Oak, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Red Oak, IA · Montgomery County
uszips 2026
People7,010
Median age42.1
Household income$56,637
Home value$139,066
Median rent$829/mo
Poverty17.2%
College degree+20.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,128
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.7% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
27.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,411.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 26.9%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 52.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.7%
- Rent burden
- 34.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 20.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.