ZIP 52569 · Melrose
Who lives in ZIP code 52569 (Melrose, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Melrose, IA · Monroe County
uszips 2026
People550
Median age61.4
Household income$51,477
Home value—
Median rent—
Poverty8.5%
College degree+7.9%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 271
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
38.0% are 65 or older; 89.5% are adults.
Household income
24.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,019.
Education (adults 25+)
32.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.3%
- Never married
- 10.2%
- Divorced
- 18.7%
- Widowed
- 2.8%
- Family size
- 2.38
- Dual-income families
- 15.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 96.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 59% / 41%
Work
- In labor force
- 37.1%
- Unemployment
- 9.6%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 26.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.4%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.