ZIP Code 50248

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Story County, Iowa.

Population: 4,300
Median household income: $88,333
Median home value: $218,500

ZIP Code 50248 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Story County, Iowa, home to about 4,300 residents. At $88,333, its median household income sits above Story County's $69,006.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 50248's population declined 2.7% from 4,421 to 4,300, while its median gross rent rose 29.4% from $744 to $963.

The typical home was built around 1971. 10.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,300
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,333
Median home value: $218,500
Median gross rent: $963
Housing units: 1,949
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4214,300

Median household income

$81,856$88,333

Median home value

$164,600$218,500

Median gross rent

$744$963

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,421	$81,856	$164,600	$744
2020	4,114	$71,394	$152,100	$806
2021	4,072	$70,729	$164,300	$867
2022	4,048	$77,019	$198,700	$863
2023	4,300	$88,333	$218,500	$963

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	292	6.8%
5 to 17	768	17.9%
18 to 24	127	3.0%
25 to 34	463	10.8%
35 to 44	490	11.4%
45 to 54	581	13.5%
55 to 64	585	13.6%
65 to 74	573	13.3%
75 and over	421	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,029	93.7%
Black or African American	26	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	204	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	3.2%
High school graduate	674	21.7%
Some college or associate's	1,104	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	896	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	338	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,808	86.7%
Carpooled	52	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	171	8.2%
Other means	12	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	638	33.3%
15 to 29 min	965	50.4%
30 to 44 min	93	4.9%
45 to 59 min	93	4.9%
60+ min	125	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.2% (426 of 4,187)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,253	68.1%
Nonfamily households	587	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,840	94.4%
Vacant	109	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,424	77.4%
Renter-occupied	416	22.6%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,317	67.6%
1-unit, attached	93	4.8%
2 to 4 units	232	11.9%
5 to 19 units	178	9.1%
20 or more units	116	6.0%
Mobile home & other	13	0.7%

ZIP Code 50248

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