Aurelia, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Aurelia, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,491. 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 AURELIA-IA · Aurelia, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,491 pop · #10741/25278 · Cherokee County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $75,938
  • RANK-MID #10741/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Marcus
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,491
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,200

Nearest income peer: Marcus, IA (+ $3,400 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 Aurelia

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

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,491
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,938
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 51005 (1,491 residents). Household income $75,938 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Aurelia as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Spirit Lake is the closest lower-income city and Wellsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Aurelia.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51005, is all of Aurelia

There is no split to weigh here: 51005 holds every one of Aurelia's 1,491 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Aurelia's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 209 employees , annual payroll $9,631k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51005 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Health care and social assistance · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Aurelia, IA

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

Aurelia sits in the upper half of Cherokee County on income: Cherokee, Cleghorn and Washta report less, while Marcus and Larrabee report more. Washta marks the far end of that range at $49,375, 35% below Aurelia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51005 1,491 $75,938 27 6

Aurelia 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 Aurelia, .