ZIP 51638 · Essex
Who lives in ZIP code 51638 (Essex, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Essex, IA · Page County
uszips 2026
People1,258
Median age50.5
Household income$59,107
Home value$116,070
Median rent$606/mo
Poverty12.0%
College degree+17.9%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 569
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.4% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
29.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,877.
Education (adults 25+)
34.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.7%
- Never married
- 23.2%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.9%
- Rent burden
- 20.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 17.5%
- Farmers
- 14.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.5%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.