ZIP Code 51501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Population: 34,928
Median household income: $59,314
Median home value: $140,400

Covering part of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, ZIP Code 51501 has about 34,928 residents. Its median household income of $59,314 runs below the Pottawattamie County figure of $71,446.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 51501's population declined 1.4% from 35,426 to 34,928, while its median gross rent rose 18.4% from $842 to $997.

79.1% of workers drive to work alone. 71.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,928
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,314
Median home value: $140,400
Median gross rent: $997
Housing units: 15,217
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,42634,928

Median household income

$48,946$59,314

Median home value

$101,300$140,400

Median gross rent

$842$997

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,426	$48,946	$101,300	$842
2020	35,511	$50,115	$104,500	$863
2021	35,051	$53,238	$109,500	$876
2022	35,400	$56,054	$130,300	$979
2023	34,928	$59,314	$140,400	$997

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,212	6.3%
5 to 17	5,680	16.3%
18 to 24	2,884	8.3%
25 to 34	5,190	14.9%
35 to 44	4,910	14.1%
45 to 54	3,826	11.0%
55 to 64	4,684	13.4%
65 to 74	3,577	10.2%
75 and over	1,965	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,530	78.8%
Black or African American	656	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.3%
Asian	665	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.1%
Two or more races	1,058	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,886	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,337	13.8%
High school graduate	9,231	38.2%
Some college or associate's	7,544	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,722	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,318	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,222	79.1%
Carpooled	1,480	8.9%
Public transit	133	0.8%
Walked	219	1.3%
Bicycle	27	0.2%
Worked from home	1,307	7.8%
Other means	329	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,047	39.2%
15 to 29 min	6,718	43.6%
30 to 44 min	1,880	12.2%
45 to 59 min	411	2.7%
60+ min	354	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 13.6% (4,706 of 34,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,577	60.1%
Nonfamily households	5,692	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,269	93.8%
Vacant	948	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,446	66.2%
Renter-occupied	4,823	33.8%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,928	71.8%
1-unit, attached	229	1.5%
2 to 4 units	802	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,430	9.4%
20 or more units	854	5.6%
Mobile home & other	974	6.4%

ZIP Code 51501

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