ZIP 50501 · Fort Dodge, Iowa
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
28,823 people call ZIP 50501 home.
28,823
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 40% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$796
a month. Iowa's median is $972.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$1,131–$1,697
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $796 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 89% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.2% to the 13,268 homes here.
39–160
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 26% less than Iowa's.
$153,500
median home value in ZIP 50501.
- $153,500 ZIP 50501
- $208,000 Iowa
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year