ZIP 52534 · Beacon
Who lives in ZIP code 52534 (Beacon, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Beacon, IA · Mahaska County
uszips 2026
People321
Median age53.2
Household income$57,986
Home value—
Median rent$593/mo
Poverty17.4%
College degree+9.2%
Commute36 min
Place
- Metro area
- Oskaloosa, IA (micro)
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 161 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 153
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.8% are 65 or older; 85.0% are adults.
Household income
23.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,726.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.7%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 42.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.2%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.