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Algona, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Algona, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,137. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALGONA-IA · Algona, IA 1 ZIPs · 7,137 pop · #14653/25278 · Kossuth County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,642
  • RANK-MID #14653/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lu Verne
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,137
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $180,800

Nearest income peer: Lu Verne, IA ( $600 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 Algona

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Algona on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Algona, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,137
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,642
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,642 and poverty 5.5% concentrate in 50511.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Algona as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Diagonal is the closest lower-income city and University Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Algona.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50511, is all of Algona

There is no split to weigh here: 50511 holds every one of Algona's 7,137 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Algona's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 314 establishments, 3,955 employees , annual payroll $207,619k (~44 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50511 (314 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (48) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Algona, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Kossuth County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Algona. See the Kossuth County roll-up →

Algona lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Kossuth County: Whittemore, Titonka and Wesley earn more and Bancroft, Swea City and Lakota earn less. Ledyard marks the far end of that range at $36,607, 45% below Algona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50511 7,137 $66,642 314 22
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Algona 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 Algona, .