ZIP 52169 · Wadena
Who lives in ZIP code 52169 (Wadena, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wadena, IA · Fayette County
uszips 2026
People367
Median age53.6
Household income$52,321
Home value$112,715
Median rent$592/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+17.3%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 170
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.7% are 65 or older; 89.1% are adults.
Household income
18.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,000.
Education (adults 25+)
5.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.3%
- Never married
- 16.7%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 2.64
- Dual-income families
- 22.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 40.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 16.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 9.8%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.