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Blairstown, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Blairstown, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,074. 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 BLAIRSTOWN-IA · Blairstown, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,074 pop · #7392/25278 · Benton County

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

  • INC-HIGH $86,094
  • RANK-UPPER #7392/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Garrison
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,074
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $223,400

Nearest income peer: Garrison, IA (+ $406 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 Blairstown

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,074
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,094
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 52209 (1,074 residents). Household income $86,094 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Blairstown as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52209, is all of Blairstown

There is no split to weigh here: 52209 holds every one of Blairstown's 1,074 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 Blairstown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 147 employees , annual payroll $8,496k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52209 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Blairstown, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Benton County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Blairstown. See the Benton County roll-up →

Blairstown lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Benton County: Atkins, Walker and Shellsburg earn more and Vinton, Belle Plaine and Newhall earn less. Walford marks the far end of that range at $128,750, 50% above Blairstown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52209 1,074 $86,094 25 11
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Blairstown 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 Blairstown, .