Polk County

Polk County has 503,175 residents across 32 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $83,576, 11% above the Iowa figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $262,100, and 40% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

503,175residentsACS 2020–2024

$83,576median household incomeIowa: $75K

$262,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Polk County in IowaZIP codes in Polk County highlighted; the rest of Iowa in grey

Map of Iowa with Polk 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 32 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
50007	444	$120K	$308K	100%	50%	90%	25 min
50009	22,886	$88K	$278K	71%	34%	94%	24 min
50021	30,283	$100K	$317K	75%	49%	94%	21 min
50023	46,306	$118K	$345K	72%	53%	95%	23 min
50032	707	$-666667K	$-666667K	82%	0%	97%	13 min
50035	10,131	$135K	$323K	91%	53%	94%	24 min
50073	1,208	$101K	$275K	87%	37%	94%	26 min
50109	3,309	$119K	$370K	86%	48%	93%	25 min
50111	16,865	$121K	$309K	72%	52%	92%	21 min
50131	24,583	$107K	$369K	71%	58%	93%	22 min
50161	2,296	$99K	$257K	89%	32%	94%	34 min
50169	3,667	$84K	$227K	82%	17%	88%	26 min
50226	7,759	$153K	$418K	90%	46%	95%	26 min
50237	3,635	$102K	$347K	91%	38%	90%	28 min
50243	361	$81K	$185K	93%	31%	94%	28 min
50244	1,729	$120K	$251K	87%	42%	91%	25 min
50265	33,488	$86K	$282K	66%	52%	94%	19 min
50309	10,110	$57K	$293K	11%	62%	88%	15 min
50310	31,177	$76K	$223K	70%	37%	92%	21 min
50311	14,574	$62K	$227K	48%	44%	90%	19 min
50312	15,802	$92K	$292K	64%	61%	92%	17 min
50313	17,440	$68K	$175K	77%	18%	88%	20 min
50314	10,438	$40K	$148K	48%	18%	90%	19 min
50315	34,816	$61K	$173K	62%	20%	90%	24 min
50316	16,710	$56K	$154K	67%	15%	88%	20 min
50317	36,548	$66K	$178K	73%	16%	88%	23 min
50320	24,807	$85K	$217K	74%	25%	92%	24 min
50321	7,900	$80K	$321K	60%	42%	94%	22 min
50322	31,931	$92K	$276K	73%	44%	93%	20 min
50324	5,143	$92K	$268K	79%	46%	93%	16 min
50325	19,012	$132K	$401K	75%	61%	93%	22 min
50327	13,177	$98K	$314K	81%	35%	95%	23 min

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

People.

503,175 residents in 205,358 households, next to the Iowa figure.

24%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

218,486 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,100 (±$3,486).

67%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

24%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,149

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201914%

2000–200914%

1990–199913%

1980–19899%

1970–197913%

1960–19698%

1950–195910%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier14%

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 ±$1,283.

$83,576

median household income

10.3%

of people live below the poverty line

4.4%

unemployment rate

40%

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.

22 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

16%

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.

92%

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Polk County, Iowa, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.