ZIP 52738 · Columbus Junction
Who lives in ZIP code 52738 (Columbus Junction, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbus Junction, IA · Louisa County
uszips 2026
People3,398
Median age36.6
Household income$80,385
Home value$139,650
Median rent$643/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+22.2%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,160
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 75.0% are adults.
Household income
36.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,090.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
37.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.2%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.2%
- Rent burden
- 21.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 8.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.1%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 13.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.