ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Iowa

ZIP Code 50046: Story County, IA

ZIP Code 50046 (Story County, Iowa) has an estimated 1,554 residents in 650 households. The median household income is $81,500, the median home value is $229,200 and the median gross rent is $925/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Some estimates have a large margin of error. One figure for this ZIP (owner-occupied) is marked with *. ACS figures come from a sample, and small areas have fewer responses, so treat these numbers as rough ranges.

Total population

1,554

Margin of error ±292

Median household income

$81,500

Margin of error ±$31,120

Median home value

$229,200

Margin of error ±$22,828

Median gross rent

$925/mo

Margin of error ±$331

Median age

42.0 yrs

Margin of error ±7.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

24.7 min

Margin of error ±8.5 min

How ZIP 50046 compares with Iowa and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 5004642.0 yrsIowa38.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 50046$81,500Iowa$75,059United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 50046$43,755Iowa$40,877United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 500465.7%Iowa11.1%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 500462.6%Iowa3.6%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5004632.6%Iowa31.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 50046$229,200Iowa$208,000United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 50046$925/moIowa$972/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5004686.0%*Iowa71.7%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5004624.7 minIowa19.8 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 500466.3%Iowa11.3%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 50046

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 50046 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 50046	Margin of error	Iowa	United States
Total population	1,554	±292	3,210,507	334,922,499
Median age	42.0 yrs	±7.2 yrs	38.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	650	±150	1,315,707	129,227,496
Median household income	$81,500	±$31,120	$75,059	$80,734
Per capita income	$43,755	±$7,629	$40,877	$44,673
Poverty rate	5.7%	±4.8 pts	11.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	±2.4 pts	3.6%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	±7.3 pts	31.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$229,200	±$22,828	$208,000	$332,700
Median gross rent	$925/mo	±$331	$972/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	86.0%*	±11.5 pts	71.7%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	24.7 min	±8.5 min	19.8 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.3%	±4.3 pts	11.3%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 50046
Group	ZIP 50046	Iowa	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	92.7%	82.3%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	3.8%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	2.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4.4%	7.3%	19.3%

Where ZIP 50046 is

State: Iowa
Main county: Story County— also overlaps Polk County
Largest overlapping place: Cambridge (3% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 47.50 sq mi· about 33 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Story County

50010 Ames, IA 50012 Ames, IA 50013 Ames, IA 50014 Story County, IA 50055 Story County, IA 50056 Story County, IA 50105 Story County, IA 50124 Story County, IA 50134 Story County, IA 50154 Story County, IA 50201 Story County, IA 50236 Story County, IA 50248 Story County, IA 50278 Story County, IA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.