ZIP Code 50315

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, Iowa.

Population: 35,349
Median household income: $62,036
Median home value: $164,000

ZIP Code 50315 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, Iowa, home to about 35,349 residents. Its median household income of $62,036 runs below the Polk County figure of $81,621.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 50315's population declined 1.2% from 35,795 to 35,349, while its median gross rent rose 18.4% from $825 to $977.

The median resident is 36.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,349
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,036
Median home value: $164,000
Median gross rent: $977
Housing units: 16,579
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,79535,349

Median household income

$51,614$62,036

Median home value

$118,800$164,000

Median gross rent

$825$977

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,795	$51,614	$118,800	$825
2020	36,097	$51,710	$126,400	$813
2021	35,698	$55,459	$134,800	$853
2022	36,355	$58,441	$155,500	$907
2023	35,349	$62,036	$164,000	$977

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,221	6.3%
5 to 17	5,598	15.8%
18 to 24	3,313	9.4%
25 to 34	5,738	16.2%
35 to 44	4,877	13.8%
45 to 54	4,118	11.6%
55 to 64	4,714	13.3%
65 to 74	2,845	8.0%
75 and over	1,925	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,441	66.3%
Black or African American	3,008	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.2%
Asian	784	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	100	0.3%
Two or more races	1,378	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,553	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,176	13.1%
High school graduate	8,721	36.0%
Some college or associate's	7,848	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,643	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	829	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,097	74.9%
Carpooled	2,279	12.1%
Public transit	351	1.9%
Walked	227	1.2%
Bicycle	103	0.5%
Worked from home	1,578	8.4%
Other means	183	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,959	28.8%
15 to 29 min	7,807	45.3%
30 to 44 min	3,450	20.0%
45 to 59 min	260	1.5%
60+ min	764	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 13.1% (4,562 of 34,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,423	54.7%
Nonfamily households	6,972	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,395	92.9%
Vacant	1,184	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,421	61.2%
Renter-occupied	5,974	38.8%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,077	66.8%
1-unit, attached	474	2.9%
2 to 4 units	775	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1,179	7.1%
20 or more units	2,817	17.0%
Mobile home & other	257	1.6%

ZIP Code 50315

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