ZIP Code 50317

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, Iowa.

Population: 36,721
Median household income: $61,569
Median home value: $165,200

ZIP Code 50317 (Polk County, Iowa) is home to about 36,721 residents. The median household income of $61,569 is below the Polk County median ($81,621).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 50317's population declined 3.3% from 37,983 to 36,721, while its median gross rent rose 22.3% from $882 to $1,079.

Households average 2.56 people. The median gross rent is $1,079.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,721
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,569
Median home value: $165,200
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 15,193
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,98336,721

Median household income

$53,973$61,569

Median home value

$117,400$165,200

Median gross rent

$882$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,983	$53,973	$117,400	$882
2020	36,665	$55,294	$123,000	$914
2021	36,051	$58,672	$132,400	$953
2022	35,466	$61,170	$152,500	$1,040
2023	36,721	$61,569	$165,200	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,846	7.8%
5 to 17	7,195	19.6%
18 to 24	3,046	8.3%
25 to 34	5,272	14.4%
35 to 44	4,357	11.9%
45 to 54	4,200	11.4%
55 to 64	4,786	13.0%
65 to 74	3,169	8.6%
75 and over	1,850	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,714	64.6%
Black or African American	3,505	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	1,086	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.2%
Two or more races	1,483	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,855	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,053	12.9%
High school graduate	10,050	42.5%
Some college or associate's	6,937	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,713	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	881	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,155	76.0%
Carpooled	2,057	11.9%
Public transit	140	0.8%
Walked	155	0.9%
Bicycle	56	0.3%
Worked from home	1,456	8.4%
Other means	281	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,512	28.5%
15 to 29 min	8,368	52.8%
30 to 44 min	1,874	11.8%
45 to 59 min	290	1.8%
60+ min	800	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 14.9% (5,443 of 36,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,138	63.9%
Nonfamily households	5,159	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,297	94.1%
Vacant	896	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,137	70.9%
Renter-occupied	4,160	29.1%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,342	81.2%
1-unit, attached	599	3.9%
2 to 4 units	382	2.5%
5 to 19 units	406	2.7%
20 or more units	1,152	7.6%
Mobile home & other	312	2.1%

ZIP Code 50317

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