ZIP 52172 · Waukon
Who lives in ZIP code 52172 (Waukon, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waukon, IA · Allamakee County
uszips 2026
People5,877
Median age45.3
Household income$68,875
Home value$168,956
Median rent$793/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+23.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,696
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.0% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
27.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,149.
Education (adults 25+)
34.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.7%
- Never married
- 24.6%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 61.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.3%
- Rent burden
- 19.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 17.9%
- Farmers
- 12.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 14.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.