5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in West Des Moines, Iowa. The population-weighted median household income is about $89,708, the median home value about $322,514, and 59.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 5
- ZIP codes
- 76.8K
- Population
- 54
- Data points
West Des Moines at a glance
- $89,708
- Median household income
- $322,514
- Median home value
- 36.6
- Median age
- 59.2%
- Owner-occupied
- 35,991
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 West Des Moines ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50261 | De Soto | 3,399 | 85.9% | $155,278 |
| 2 | 50061 | Cumming | 2,123 | 96.7% | $130,714 |
| 3 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 37,523 | 49.8% | $87,025 |
| 4 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | 66.4% | $85,915 |
| 5 | 50038 | Van Meter | 235 | 100% | $82,188 |
Top 5 West Des Moines ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 37,523 | 49.8% | $87,025 |
| 2 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | 66.4% | $85,915 |
| 3 | 50261 | De Soto | 3,399 | 85.9% | $155,278 |
| 4 | 50061 | Cumming | 2,123 | 96.7% | $130,714 |
| 5 | 50038 | Van Meter | 235 | 100% | $82,188 |
Top 5 West Des Moines ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
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| 1 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | 66.4% | $85,915 | $842M |
| 2 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 37,523 | 49.8% | $87,025 | $755.9M |
| 3 | 50261 | De Soto | 3,399 | 85.9% | $155,278 | $149.7M |
| 4 | 50061 | Cumming | 2,123 | 96.7% | $130,714 | $92M |
| 5 | 50038 | Van Meter | 235 | 100% | $82,188 | $6.2M |
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: 50265 (West Des Moines) at 1,736 people/sq mi. Least dense: 50261 (De Soto) at 52 people/sq mi.
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