ZIP Code 52601

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Population: 27,465
Median household income: $57,123
Median home value: $125,500

ZIP Code 52601 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Des Moines County, Iowa, home to about 27,465 residents. The median household income of $57,123 is below the Des Moines County median ($60,662).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 52601's population declined 4.4% from 28,735 to 27,465, while its median gross rent rose 16.0% from $794 to $921.

23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,465
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,123
Median home value: $125,500
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 14,107
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,73527,465

Median household income

$49,613$57,123

Median home value

$99,900$125,500

Median gross rent

$794$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,735	$49,613	$99,900	$794
2020	28,354	$49,098	$99,100	$821
2021	27,804	$51,246	$104,700	$847
2022	27,592	$53,827	$121,500	$891
2023	27,465	$57,123	$125,500	$921

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,365	5.0%
5 to 17	4,339	15.8%
18 to 24	2,205	8.0%
25 to 34	3,146	11.5%
35 to 44	3,303	12.0%
45 to 54	2,999	10.9%
55 to 64	4,065	14.8%
65 to 74	3,622	13.2%
75 and over	2,421	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,895	83.4%
Black or African American	1,390	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	352	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.1%
Two or more races	1,681	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,083	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,212	6.2%
High school graduate	7,253	37.1%
Some college or associate's	6,496	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,062	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,533	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,514	81.6%
Carpooled	1,310	10.2%
Public transit	82	0.6%
Walked	169	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	618	4.8%
Other means	194	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,039	57.4%
15 to 29 min	3,199	26.1%
30 to 44 min	954	7.8%
45 to 59 min	468	3.8%
60+ min	609	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 14.8% (4,038 of 27,235)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,341	57.3%
Nonfamily households	5,471	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,812	90.8%
Vacant	1,295	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,125	71.2%
Renter-occupied	3,687	28.8%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,014	78.1%
1-unit, attached	429	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,030	7.3%
5 to 19 units	833	5.9%
20 or more units	509	3.6%
Mobile home & other	292	2.1%

ZIP Code 52601

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