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Altoona, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Altoona, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,136. 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 ALTOONA-IA · Altoona, IA 1 ZIPs · 16,136 pop · #6756/25278 · Polk County

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

  • INC-HIGH $88,447
  • RANK-UPPER #6756/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Des Moines
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,136
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $278,300

Nearest income peer: West Des Moines, IA ( $1,977 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 Altoona

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Altoona 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, Altoona, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,136
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,447
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 50009 (16,136 residents). Household income $88,447 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Altoona as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Clermont is the closest lower-income city and Bernard the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Altoona.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50009, is all of Altoona

There is no split to weigh here: 50009 holds every one of Altoona's 16,136 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 Altoona's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 506 establishments, 8,958 employees , annual payroll $414,335k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50009 (506 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (108) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Altoona, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Altoona. See the Polk County roll-up →

Altoona sits in the lower half of Polk County on income: Ankeny, Urbandale and Johnston report more, and only Des Moines reports less. Polk City marks the far end of that range at $153,011, 73% above Altoona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50009 16,136 $88,447 506 248
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Altoona 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 Altoona, .