Baxter, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Baxter, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,681. 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 BAXTER-IA · Baxter, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,681 pop · #12390/25278 · Jasper County

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

  • INC-MID $72,022
  • RANK-MID #12390/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lynnville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,681
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $206,300

Nearest income peer: Lynnville, IA (+ $1,776 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 Baxter

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,681
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,022
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 50028 (1,681 residents). Household income $72,022 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Baxter as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Baxter's single ZIP 50028 carries the town

Baxter is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50028 is the entire residential footprint (1,681 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Baxter's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 145 employees , annual payroll $5,132k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50028 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Baxter, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Jasper County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Baxter. See the Jasper County roll-up →

Baxter sits in the lower half of Jasper County on income: Colfax, Monroe and Prairie City report more, Newton and Kellogg report less. Mingo marks the far end of that range at $113,750, 58% above Baxter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50028 1,681 $72,022 41 15

Baxter 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 Baxter, .