ZIP 52240 · Iowa City
Who lives in ZIP code 52240 (Iowa City, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Iowa City, IA · Johnson County
uszips 2026
People35,074
Median age28.6
Household income$52,960
Home value$245,678
Median rent$1,047/mo
Poverty27.3%
College degree+47.6%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Iowa City, IA
- Wider region
- Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 95 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,417
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.2% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
26.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,946.
Education (adults 25+)
47.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.9%
- Never married
- 52.9%
- Divorced
- 8.4%
- Widowed
- 2.8%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 57.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.1%
- Rent burden
- 40.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.6%
- Veterans
- 3.0%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.