Ayrshire, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ayrshire, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 279. 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 AYRSHIRE-IA · Ayrshire, IA 1 ZIPs · 279 pop · #16214/25278 · Palo Alto County

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

  • INC-MID $63,333
  • RANK-LOWER #16214/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ruthven
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 279
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $29,300

Nearest income peer: Ruthven, IA (+ $1,250 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 Ayrshire

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
279
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,333
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 $63,333 and poverty 13.5% concentrate in 50515.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ayrshire as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Ayrshire reads through its lone ZIP, 50515

279 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50515 is not the leading code inside Ayrshire, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ayrshire

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $73k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50515 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Ayrshire, IA

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

Ayrshire sits in the lower half of Palo Alto County on income: West Bend, Graettinger and Mallard report more, and only Emmetsburg reports less. Cylinder marks the far end of that range at $116,429, 84% above Ayrshire.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50515 279 $63,333 3 3

Ayrshire 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 Ayrshire, .