ZIP 52501 · Ottumwa
Who lives in ZIP code 52501 (Ottumwa, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ottumwa, IA · Wapello County
uszips 2026
People30,371
Median age38.5
Household income$63,426
Home value$123,202
Median rent$926/mo
Poverty16.5%
College degree+20.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ottumwa, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 52 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,976
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.0% are 65 or older; 76.2% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,561.
Education (adults 25+)
45.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.8%
- Never married
- 34.5%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 50.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 3.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 5.1%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.