Wayne County

Wayne County has 6,532 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $61,964, 17% below the Iowa figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $111,300, and 17% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

6,532residentsACS 2020–2024

$61,964median household incomeIowa: $75K

$111,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

79%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Iowa with Wayne 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 6 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
50008	722	$75K	$115K	85%	18%	87%	22 min
50060	2,417	$63K	$117K	77%	17%	79%	20 min
50123	883	$63K	$115K	81%	24%	88%	28 min
50147	463	$38K	$103K	86%	9%	96%	39 min
52583	389	$52K	$83K	79%	8%	79%	27 min
52590	1,464	$67K	$168K	79%	19%	64%	30 min

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

People.

6,532 residents in 2,565 households, next to the Iowa figure.

26%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

23%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

56%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

3,019 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,300 (±$12,536).

81%

of households own their home

84%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$659

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20199%

2000–20097%

1990–19999%

1980–19897%

1970–197918%

1960–19697%

1950–19595%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier34%

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 ±$4,667.

$61,964

median household income

10.1%

of people live below the poverty line

2.9%

unemployment rate

17%

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.

26 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

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.

79%

of households have a broadband subscription

17%

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