23 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Story County, Iowa. The population-weighted median household income is about $78,505, the median home value about $272,487, and 59.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 23
- ZIP codes
- 115.2K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Story County at a glance
- $78,505
- Median household income
- $272,487
- Median home value
- 31.1
- Median age
- 59.4%
- Owner-occupied
- 47,746
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Story County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | 89.5% | $153,011 |
| 2 | 50239 | St. Anthony | 354 | 93.3% | $151,250 |
| 3 | 50105 | Gilbert | 1,487 | 87.6% | $130,083 |
| 4 | 50244 | Alleman | 1,729 | 86.8% | $120,313 |
| 5 | 50124 | Alleman | 4,859 | 82.1% | $114,904 |
Top 5 Story County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | 53.2% | $65,398 |
| 2 | 50014 | Ames | 32,958 | 36.6% | $60,731 |
| 3 | 50201 | Ames | 8,320 | 75% | $81,027 |
| 4 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | 89.5% | $153,011 |
| 5 | 50124 | Alleman | 4,859 | 82.1% | $114,904 |
Top 5 Story County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 50010 | Ames | 33,799 | 53.2% | $65,398 | $495.7M |
| 2 | 50226 | Polk City | 7,759 | 89.5% | $153,011 | $375.5M |
| 3 | 50014 | Ames | 32,958 | 36.6% | $60,731 | $300.4M |
| 4 | 50201 | Ames | 8,320 | 75% | $81,027 | $212.1M |
| 5 | 50124 | Alleman | 4,859 | 82.1% | $114,904 | $154.5M |
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: 50013 (Ames) at 6,604 people/sq mi. Least dense: 50206 (New Providence) at 8 people/sq mi.
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