Ames, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50012
Story County, Iowa - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 4,062
- 2,061/sq mi
- 100.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 50012 covers 2.0 square miles in Ames, Story County, Iowa (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 4,062 residents on file, a density of 2,061 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 50012, but per-capita income is $6,380. The poverty rate stands at 100.0% and the unemployment rate at 8.4%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 0.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 100.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 19.3, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 7 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Story County, letting you compare 50012 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 50012, Ames, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
4,062
Population
2.0
Area (sq mi)
2,061
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50012?
19.3
Median Age
61.1%
Male
38.9%
Female
7.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$6,380
Per Capita Income
100.0%
Poverty Rate
8.4%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
4
Total Housing Units
4
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.75
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 50012 vs 50011 →
ZIP 50012 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50010
Ames (50010)
29,359 residents
- 50014
Ames (50014)
28,094 residents
- 50012 4,062
Ames (50012)
4,062 residents
- 50124 3,750
Huxley (50124)
3,750 residents
- 50046 1,524
Cambridge (50046)
1,524 residents
- 50011 1,390
Ames (50011)
1,390 residents
- 50105 1,158
Gilbert (50105)
1,158 residents
- 50134 660
Kelley (50134)
660 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50012 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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