Ankeny, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ankeny, IA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 49,581. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ANKENY-IA · Ankeny, IA 2 ZIPs · 49,581 pop · #3233/25278 · Polk County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $108,699
  • RANK-TOP #3233/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Johnston
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 49,581
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 50021→50023
  • HOME-MID $331,150

Nearest income peer: Johnston, IA ( $2,148 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ankeny

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ankeny on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ankeny, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 13%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
49,581
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$108,699
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $108,699 and home value $331,150 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ankeny as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Archer is the closest lower-income city and Holland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ankeny.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Ankeny differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Ankeny: $99,572 in ZIP 50021 to $117,826 in 50023. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

50021 to 50023

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

50021 to 50023

Poverty-rate spread
0.2 points

50021 to 50023

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 50023 skews compact Ankeny

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 50023 covers about 56% of Ankeny's 49,581 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Ankeny

Citywide ZBP: 1,699 establishments, 32,411 employees , annual payroll $1,775,542k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50023 (922 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (205) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ankeny, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Ankeny. See the Polk County roll-up →

Ankeny lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Polk County: Clive, Grimes and Bondurant earn more and Des Moines, West Des Moines and Urbandale earn less. Polk City marks the far end of that range at $153,011, 41% above Ankeny.

Side-by-side: Compare 50023 vs 50021 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50023 27,986 $117,826 922 488
50021 21,595 $99,572 777 324

Ankeny roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ankeny, .