Housing market/Iowa/ZIP 50125
ZIP 50125 Indianola, Iowa
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area · Iowa. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 50125 · IA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 50125 — Indianola, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 50125
- 1-unit detached5,42067.4%
- 1-unit attached5797.2%
- 2–4 units4015.0%
- 5–49 units1,23615.4%
- 50+ units2423.0%
- Mobile1612.0%
2–4 unit share 5.0% · 5–49 unit share 15.4% · combined 2–49 20.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $975 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $823.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 43.3%; ≥50% 14.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,180 (1.210× ACS median gross rent).
Population
20,009 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 6 projects, 309 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 211 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 102 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 50125 25.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 6.0%; ACS median gross rent is $975; population changed -1.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 401 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,236 units in 5–49-unit structures; 6 LIHTC projects totaling 309 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,180 versus ACS median gross rent of $975. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Iowa research
ZIP 50125 is a Census / HUD profile for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 50125 — Indianola, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Iowa ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Iowa research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 50125?
ZIP 50125 (Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 20,009 residents, 7,559 households, a renter share of 25.4%, median household income of $86,463, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $975. Vacancy is 6.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 50125?
ACS counts 135 units in 2-unit buildings, 266 in 3–4 unit buildings, 253 in 5–9, 532 in 10–19, and 451 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,637 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 50125?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,180. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 50125 — Indianola, IA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Iowa ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 50125 is Census / HUD research for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Iowa property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.