ZIP 51577 · Walnut
Who lives in ZIP code 51577 (Walnut, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Walnut, IA · Pottawattamie County
uszips 2026
People1,561
Median age64.9
Household income$71,518
Home value$140,573
Median rent$874/mo
Poverty10.1%
College degree+16.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Omaha, NE-IA
- Wider region
- Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 406
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
49.8% are 65 or older; 84.8% are adults.
Household income
34.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,421.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.2%
- Never married
- 22.2%
- Divorced
- 18.3%
- Widowed
- 21.3%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 53.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.3%
- Rent burden
- 25.2%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 35.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 20.8%
- Farmers
- 12.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.8%
- Veterans
- 14.0%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.