ZIP Code 50316

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, Iowa.

Population: 16,188
Median household income: $53,090
Median home value: $137,300

Covering part of Polk County, Iowa, ZIP Code 50316 has about 16,188 residents. The median household income of $53,090 is below the Polk County median ($81,621).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 50316's population declined 2.0% from 16,520 to 16,188, while its median gross rent rose 18.7% from $811 to $963.

19.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.81 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,188
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,090
Median home value: $137,300
Median gross rent: $963
Housing units: 6,002
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,52016,188

Median household income

$45,275$53,090

Median home value

$93,300$137,300

Median gross rent

$811$963

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,520	$45,275	$93,300	$811
2020	15,892	$44,869	$100,500	$819
2021	15,991	$46,577	$108,100	$832
2022	16,647	$51,803	$129,300	$946
2023	16,188	$53,090	$137,300	$963

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,557	9.6%
5 to 17	3,198	19.8%
18 to 24	1,964	12.1%
25 to 34	2,297	14.2%
35 to 44	2,210	13.7%
45 to 54	1,738	10.7%
55 to 64	1,653	10.2%
65 to 74	859	5.3%
75 and over	712	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,740	47.8%
Black or African American	2,011	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.5%
Asian	1,206	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	106	0.7%
Two or more races	587	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,448	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,083	22.0%
High school graduate	3,329	35.2%
Some college or associate's	2,853	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	958	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	246	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,934	70.0%
Carpooled	1,038	14.7%
Public transit	145	2.1%
Walked	224	3.2%
Bicycle	81	1.1%
Worked from home	530	7.5%
Other means	94	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,218	34.0%
15 to 29 min	3,249	49.9%
30 to 44 min	664	10.2%
45 to 59 min	139	2.1%
60+ min	246	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 19.3% (2,925 of 15,174)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,296	60.7%
Nonfamily households	2,131	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,427	90.4%
Vacant	575	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,607	66.5%
Renter-occupied	1,820	33.5%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,514	75.2%
1-unit, attached	185	3.1%
2 to 4 units	278	4.6%
5 to 19 units	442	7.4%
20 or more units	558	9.3%
Mobile home & other	25	0.4%

ZIP Code 50316

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