Albia, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Albia, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,976. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALBIA-IA · Albia, IA 1 ZIPs · 5,976 pop · #11553/25278 · Monroe County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $73,896
- RANK-MID #11553/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Lovilia
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-TOWN 5,976
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $162,100
Nearest income peer: Lovilia, IA ( $10,380 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 Albia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Albia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Melrose · lowest
Melrose · lowest
$51,477 median HH income
- Lovilia · near
Lovilia · near
$63,516 median HH income
- Albia · this city · highest
Albia · this city · highest
$73,896 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Albia, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 46%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 5,976
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $73,896
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52531 (5,976 residents). Household income $73,896 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Albia as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Guthrie Center is the closest lower-income city and Brooklyn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Albia.
Population concentration
Albia's single ZIP 52531 carries the town
Albia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52531 is the entire residential footprint (5,976 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Albia's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 152 establishments, 1,817 employees , annual payroll $80,151k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52531 (152 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Albia, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Monroe County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Albia. See the Monroe County roll-up →
No other city sharing Monroe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Albia. Lovilia and Melrose sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Melrose marks the far end of that range at $51,477, 30% below Albia.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52531 | 5,976 | $73,896 | 152 | 11 |
Albia 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 Albia, .