ZIP 52577 · Oskaloosa
Who lives in ZIP code 52577 (Oskaloosa, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Oskaloosa, IA · Mahaska County
uszips 2026
People14,585
Median age39.3
Household income$66,084
Home value$163,109
Median rent$825/mo
Poverty15.0%
College degree+26.1%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Oskaloosa, IA (micro)
- Wider region
- Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 36 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,737
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.0% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,133.
Education (adults 25+)
34.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 52.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.1%
- Rent burden
- 26.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 4.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.2%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.