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Atlantic, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Atlantic, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,494. 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 ATLANTIC-IA · Atlantic, IA 1 ZIPs · 8,494 pop · #16312/25278 · Cass County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,125
  • RANK-LOWER #16312/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Massena
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,494
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,600

Nearest income peer: Massena, IA (+ $2,083 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 Atlantic

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,494
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,125
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 $63,125 and poverty 14.7% concentrate in 50022.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Atlantic as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Ames is the closest lower-income city and Dow City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Atlantic.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50022, is all of Atlantic

There is no split to weigh here: 50022 holds every one of Atlantic's 8,494 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 Atlantic's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 314 establishments, 3,927 employees , annual payroll $174,971k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50022 (314 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (44) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Atlantic, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Cass County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Atlantic. See the Cass County roll-up →

Atlantic sits in the lower half of Cass County on income: Griswold, Anita and Massena report more, Lewis and Cumberland report less. Marne marks the far end of that range at $90,000, 43% above Atlantic.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50022 8,494 $63,125 314 20
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Atlantic 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 Atlantic, .