ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Iowa

ZIP Code 51521: Pottawattamie County, IA

ZIP Code 51521 (Pottawattamie County, Iowa) has an estimated 1,953 residents in 878 households. The median household income is $73,769, the median home value is $202,800 and the median gross rent is $860/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

Total population

1,953

Margin of error ±193

Median household income

$73,769

Margin of error ±$4,867

Median home value

$202,800

Margin of error ±$27,038

Median gross rent

$860/mo

Margin of error ±$67

Median age

45.2 yrs

Margin of error ±4.8 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.3 min

Margin of error ±4.9 min

How ZIP 51521 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 5152145.2 yrsIowa38.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 51521$73,769Iowa$75,059United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 51521$46,316Iowa$40,877United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 515218.9%Iowa11.1%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 515211.0%Iowa3.6%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5152128.0%Iowa31.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 51521$202,800Iowa$208,000United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 51521$860/moIowa$972/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5152173.3%Iowa71.7%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5152123.3 minIowa19.8 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 515216.8%Iowa11.3%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 51521

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 51521 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 51521	Margin of error	Iowa	United States
Total population	1,953	±193	3,210,507	334,922,499
Median age	45.2 yrs	±4.8 yrs	38.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	878	±99	1,315,707	129,227,496
Median household income	$73,769	±$4,867	$75,059	$80,734
Per capita income	$46,316	±$6,144	$40,877	$44,673
Poverty rate	8.9%	±5.5 pts	11.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	±0.9 pts	3.6%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	±4.3 pts	31.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$202,800	±$27,038	$208,000	$332,700
Median gross rent	$860/mo	±$67	$972/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	73.3%	±3.5 pts	71.7%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.3 min	±4.9 min	19.8 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.8%	±2.9 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 51521
Group	ZIP 51521	Iowa	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	95.1%	82.3%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	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	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2.2%	7.3%	19.3%

Where ZIP 51521 is

State: Iowa
Main county: Pottawattamie County— also overlaps Shelby County
Largest overlapping place: Avoca (3% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 87.41 sq mi· about 22 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 Pottawattamie County

51501 Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Pottawattamie County, IA 51510 Carter Lake, IA 51525 Pottawattamie County, IA 51526 Pottawattamie County, IA 51536 Pottawattamie County, IA 51542 Pottawattamie County, IA 51548 Pottawattamie County, IA 51549 Pottawattamie County, IA 51553 Pottawattamie County, IA 51559 Pottawattamie County, IA 51560 Pottawattamie County, IA 51575 Pottawattamie County, IA 51576 Pottawattamie County, IA 51577 Pottawattamie 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.