PlainZIP

Aurora, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Aurora, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 481. 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 AURORA-IA · Aurora, IA 1 ZIPs · 481 pop · #20145/25278 · Buchanan County

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

  • INC-MID $54,583
  • RANK-LOWER #20145/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stanley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 95% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 481
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $143,300

Nearest income peer: Stanley, IA (+ $2,629 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 Aurora

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Aurora 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, Aurora, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
481
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,583
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,583 average) · poverty 14.4%. The primary code (50607) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50607, is all of Aurora

There is no split to weigh here: 50607 holds every one of Aurora's 481 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 Aurora's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 44 employees , annual payroll $2,492k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50607 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Aurora, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Buchanan County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Aurora. See the Buchanan County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Buchanan County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Aurora, Independence, Jesup and Fairbank among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Fairbank marks the far end of that range at $103,106, 89% above Aurora.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50607 481 $54,583 9 4
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Aurora 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 Aurora, .