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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 50501 (Fort Dodge, IA)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$130,000
Metro: $138,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.8%
Metro: +1.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$804/mo
Metro: $782 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+9.5%
Metro: +7.8% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
28,823
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$66,888
Metro: $68,975 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 50501, shaded by typical home value5050150595505255057950548500365056350533505415057450249505435145350050
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ZIP codes around 50501, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 50501 is outlined.

How 50501 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 50501 (Fort Dodge, IA) is worth about $130,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 50501 are 6% below the typical value in the Fort Dodge metro area ($138,000) and 65% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 50501 rose 0.8%, compared with +1.1% in the Fort Dodge metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $804 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Fort Dodge metro area ($782) and 58% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 9.5% over the past year.

The median household income is $66,888, against $68,975 in the Fort Dodge metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 28,823 people live in 50501 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

50501 has the 2nd-lowest typical home value of the 13 ZIP codes in the Fort Dodge metro area and the 65th-lowest of 824 in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Fort Dodge, IA · Webster County, IA · Fort Dodge metro area · Iowa

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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