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50069 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 50069 covers De Soto, Iowa, with a population of about 1,024 and a median household income of $95,208.

Population
1,024194 per square mile
Median age
34.74 points below the US average
Median household income
$95,2081.3× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$263,495up 19.8% in five years
Median rent
$933about the Iowa median
Degree or higher
27.5%7.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.7%23.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
43

Where 50069 is

De Soto, Iowa — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,024
Median age34.7
Family households75.5%
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)90.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Veterans5.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$95,208
Income per person$36,200
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k4.6%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k24.2%
$100–125k15.3%
$125–150k12.9%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more4.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed520
Mean adjusted gross income$78,988
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.8%
Returns, under $25k19.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.2%
Returns, $200k or more5.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$216,800
Median gross rent$933
Owner-occupied88.7%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house82.7%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units1%
Mobile home11.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$263,495as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$268,582$113,962

$113,962 in 2012 to $263,495 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home14%
Drives to work alone76%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.3% 7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.4% 8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.8% 14.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.5% 10.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.3% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83% 7.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.7% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.3% 10.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.4% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments43
People employed265
Annual payroll$12,168,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 50.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss80.5 out of 100
Community resilience96.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Iowa and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIowaUnited States
Median household income$95,208$73,147$78,538
Income per person$36,200$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%11%12.4%
Median home value$216,800$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$933$949$1,348
Homeownership88.7%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.6%5.2%
Works from home14%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%5.7%13.9%
Median age34.738.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWINTERSET 1S, IA US22.9 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January29.9°F / 9.8°F0.78 in rain, 7.3 in snow
February34.8°F / 13.2°F1.28 in rain, 8.3 in snow
March47.6°F / 24.8°F2.12 in rain, 4.7 in snow
April60.5°F / 35.4°F3.59 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May70.8°F / 48°F4.99 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June80°F / 58.3°F4.64 in rain
July83.8°F / 62.2°F4.1 in rain
August82.3°F / 59.4°F3.62 in rain
September75.6°F / 50.6°F3.6 in rain
October63.3°F / 38.3°F2.88 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November48.1°F / 26°F1.96 in rain, 2.7 in snow
December35.1°F / 15.9°F1.23 in rain, 5.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

50072 Earlham, IA9.9 km away
50261 Van Meter, IA10.7 km away
50003 Adel, IA11.3 km away
50038 Booneville, IA12.2 km away
50233 Redfield, IA15.2 km away
50070 Dexter, IA15.3 km away
50263 Waukee, IA16.3 km away
50063 Dallas Center, IA19 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Dallas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.27 sq mi
Population density194 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5208, -94.0303

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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