16 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Des Moines, Iowa. The population-weighted median household income is about $74,984, the median home value about $227,845, and 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 16
- ZIP codes
- 298.7K
- Population
- 54
- Data points
Des Moines at a glance
- $74,984
- Median household income
- $227,845
- Median home value
- 36.1
- Median age
- 65%
- Owner-occupied
- 132,941
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Des Moines ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50047 | Carlisle | 6,690 | 82.3% | $106,389 |
| 2 | 50211 | Cumming | 16,835 | 84.3% | $103,712 |
| 3 | 50312 | Des Moines | 15,802 | 63.7% | $92,242 |
| 4 | 50322 | Des Moines | 31,931 | 72.8% | $92,085 |
| 5 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | 70.5% | $88,447 |
Top 5 Des Moines ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50317 | Ankeny | 36,548 | 72.5% | $65,617 |
| 2 | 50315 | Des Moines | 34,816 | 61.5% | $60,590 |
| 3 | 50322 | Des Moines | 31,931 | 72.8% | $92,085 |
| 4 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | 69.6% | $76,381 |
| 5 | 50320 | Des Moines | 24,807 | 73.5% | $85,105 |
Top 5 Des Moines ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 50322 | Des Moines | 31,931 | 72.8% | $92,085 | $869.2M |
| 2 | 50310 | Des Moines | 31,177 | 69.6% | $76,381 | $713.9M |
| 3 | 50317 | Ankeny | 36,548 | 72.5% | $65,617 | $676.6M |
| 4 | 50211 | Cumming | 16,835 | 84.3% | $103,712 | $572.3M |
| 5 | 50009 | Altoona | 22,886 | 70.5% | $88,447 | $566.3M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 50311 (Des Moines) at 5,712 people/sq mi. Least dense: 50047 (Carlisle) at 99 people/sq mi.
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