Cerro Gordo County

Cerro Gordo County has 42,632 residents across 8 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $68,189, 9% below the Iowa figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $166,400, and 24% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

42,632residentsACS 2020–2024

$68,189median household incomeIowa: $75K

$166,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Cerro Gordo County in IowaZIP codes in Cerro Gordo County highlighted; the rest of Iowa in grey

Map of Iowa with Cerro Gordo County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 8 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
50401	28,703	$66K	$147K	66%	21%	89%	15 min
50428	9,071	$81K	$283K	77%	33%	90%	21 min
50433	157	$69K	$86K	100%	20%	82%	23 min
50464	694	$92K	$197K	85%	8%	94%	24 min
50469	1,527	$71K	$212K	81%	23%	88%	22 min
50477	250	$52K	$83K	74%	11%	92%	25 min
50479	655	$69K	$121K	87%	21%	94%	25 min
50482	748	$98K	$238K	81%	34%	91%	23 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

42,632 residents in 19,538 households, next to the Iowa figure.

21%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

24%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

22,786 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,400 (±$6,119).

70%

of households own their home

77%

of homes are detached single-family houses

13%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$850

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20097%

1990–19997%

1980–19897%

1970–197914%

1960–19698%

1950–195917%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier28%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,473.

$68,189

median household income

10.6%

of people live below the poverty line

2.6%

unemployment rate

24%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

17 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates