ZIP 52536 · Blakesburg
Who lives in ZIP code 52536 (Blakesburg, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blakesburg, IA · Wapello County
uszips 2026
People814
Median age55.3
Household income$75,000
Home value$138,602
Median rent$626/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+6.5%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ottumwa, IA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 384
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
37.6% are 65 or older; 89.4% are adults.
Household income
19.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,952.
Education (adults 25+)
70.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 71.4%
- Never married
- 12.2%
- Divorced
- 6.6%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 2.44
- Dual-income families
- 51.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 26.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.2%
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 0.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.