ZIP 52649 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 52649 (Salem, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, IA · Henry County
uszips 2026
People913
Median age41.7
Household income$91,071
Home value—
Median rent$850/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+29.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 342
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.2% are 65 or older; 71.1% are adults.
Household income
42.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,728.
Education (adults 25+)
47.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.2%
- Never married
- 17.3%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 53.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.2%
- Rent burden
- 31.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 18.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.6%
- Veterans
- 10.8%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.