42 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Polk County, Iowa. The population-weighted median household income is about $91,053, the median home value about $283,430, and 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 42
- ZIP codes
- 576.8K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Polk County at a glance
- $91,053
- Median household income
- $283,430
- Median home value
- 36.3
- Median age
- 68%
- Owner-occupied
- 248,897
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Polk County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50323 | Grimes | 17,265 | 87.2% | $175,944 |
| 2 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | 89.5% | $153,011 |
| 3 | 50035 | Altoona | 10,131 | 91% | $134,906 |
| 4 | 50325 | Clive | 19,012 | 75.4% | $132,121 |
| 5 | 50061 | Cumming | 2,123 | 96.7% | $130,714 |
Top 5 Polk County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50023 | Ankeny | 46,306 | 71.5% | $117,826 |
| 2 | 50266 | West Des Moines | 37,523 | 49.8% | $87,025 |
| 3 | 50317 | Ankeny | 36,548 | 72.5% | $65,617 |
| 4 | 50315 | Des Moines | 34,816 | 61.5% | $60,590 |
| 5 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | 66.4% | $85,915 |
Top 5 Polk County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 50023 | Ankeny | 46,306 | 71.5% | $117,826 | $1.5B |
| 2 | 50021 | Ankeny | 30,283 | 74.5% | $99,572 | $908.7M |
| 3 | 50323 | Grimes | 17,265 | 87.2% | $175,944 | $894.5M |
| 4 | 50322 | Des Moines | 31,931 | 72.8% | $92,085 | $869.2M |
| 5 | 50265 | West Des Moines | 33,488 | 66.4% | $85,915 | $842M |
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: 50168 (Mingo) at 22 people/sq mi.
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