ZIP Code 50312

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, Iowa.

Population: 15,492
Median household income: $82,720
Median home value: $274,400

Covering part of Polk County, Iowa, ZIP Code 50312 has about 15,492 residents. The median household income of $82,720 is in line with the Polk County median ($81,621).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 50312's population declined 2.5% from 15,883 to 15,492, while its median gross rent rose 27.8% from $827 to $1,057.

The typical home was built around 1944. 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,492
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,720
Median home value: $274,400
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 8,285
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,88315,492

Median household income

$64,552$82,720

Median home value

$212,500$274,400

Median gross rent

$827$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,883	$64,552	$212,500	$827
2020	15,732	$66,194	$218,600	$896
2021	15,740	$69,757	$226,500	$970
2022	15,498	$77,612	$259,500	$1,022
2023	15,492	$82,720	$274,400	$1,057

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	692	4.5%
5 to 17	2,143	13.8%
18 to 24	954	6.2%
25 to 34	2,758	17.8%
35 to 44	2,059	13.3%
45 to 54	2,039	13.2%
55 to 64	1,787	11.5%
65 to 74	1,525	9.8%
75 and over	1,535	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,014	84.0%
Black or African American	353	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	711	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	49	0.3%
Two or more races	480	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	880	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate13.9%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree34.8%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	218	1.9%
High school graduate	1,631	13.9%
Some college or associate's	2,605	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,074	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,175	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,057	68.7%
Carpooled	632	7.2%
Public transit	67	0.8%
Walked	379	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,466	16.6%
Other means	214	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,320	45.2%
15 to 29 min	3,466	47.2%
30 to 44 min	273	3.7%
45 to 59 min	195	2.7%
60+ min	95	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 8.0% (1,203 of 15,122)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,553	45.7%
Nonfamily households	4,218	54.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,771	93.8%
Vacant	514	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,016	64.5%
Renter-occupied	2,755	35.5%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units23.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,986	60.2%
1-unit, attached	174	2.1%
2 to 4 units	330	4.0%
5 to 19 units	851	10.3%
20 or more units	1,941	23.4%
Mobile home & other	3	0.0%

ZIP Code 50312

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