Barnes City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Barnes City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 285. 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 BARNES-CITY-IA · Barnes City, IA 1 ZIPs · 285 pop · #20742/25278 · Mahaska County

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

  • INC-MID $52,976
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20742/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rose Hill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 285
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $85,000

Nearest income peer: Rose Hill, IA (+ $149 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 Barnes City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Barnes City 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, Barnes City, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
285
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,976
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 ($52,976 average) · poverty 23.6%. The primary code (50027) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.7%) for this income tier, rent $824 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Iowa, Charter Oak is the closest lower-income city and Rose Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Barnes City.

Population concentration

Barnes City reads through its lone ZIP, 50027

285 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50027 is not the leading code inside Barnes City, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Barnes City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $1,257k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50027 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Barnes City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Mahaska County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Barnes City. See the Mahaska County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Mahaska County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Barnes City, Oskaloosa, New Sharon and Fremont among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Leighton marks the far end of that range at $86,023, 62% above Barnes City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50027 285 $52,976 6 4

Barnes City 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 Barnes City, .