ZIP Code 50321

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, Iowa.

Population: 7,787
Median household income: $77,636
Median home value: $294,100

ZIP Code 50321 (Polk County, Iowa) is home to about 7,787 residents. At $77,636, its median household income sits below Polk County's $81,621.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 50321's population declined 10.5% from 8,698 to 7,787, while its median gross rent rose 22.1% from $899 to $1,098.

Owners occupy 60.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,787
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $77,636
Median home value: $294,100
Median gross rent: $1,098
Housing units: 3,689
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6987,787

Median household income

$59,324$77,636

Median home value

$203,800$294,100

Median gross rent

$899$1,098

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,698	$59,324	$203,800	$899
2020	8,663	$61,828	$212,600	$980
2021	8,561	$64,487	$217,300	$1,028
2022	7,941	$69,458	$258,000	$1,073
2023	7,787	$77,636	$294,100	$1,098

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	531	6.8%
5 to 17	1,289	16.6%
18 to 24	499	6.4%
25 to 34	1,413	18.1%
35 to 44	964	12.4%
45 to 54	733	9.4%
55 to 64	1,205	15.5%
65 to 74	808	10.4%
75 and over	345	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,657	72.6%
Black or African American	873	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	103	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	305	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	849	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	328	6.0%
High school graduate	1,346	24.6%
Some college or associate's	1,541	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,473	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	780	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,123	73.3%
Carpooled	566	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	538	12.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,131	30.4%
15 to 29 min	1,913	51.4%
30 to 44 min	533	14.3%
45 to 59 min	64	1.7%
60+ min	81	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 10.8% (839 of 7,742)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,104	60.5%
Nonfamily households	1,374	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,478	94.3%
Vacant	211	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,103	60.5%
Renter-occupied	1,375	39.5%

1-unit, detached46.3%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units28.5%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,707	46.3%
1-unit, attached	159	4.3%
2 to 4 units	86	2.3%
5 to 19 units	333	9.0%
20 or more units	1,052	28.5%
Mobile home & other	352	9.5%

ZIP Code 50321

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