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Boyden, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Boyden, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,268. 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 BOYDEN-IA · Boyden, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,268 pop · #7912/25278 · Sioux County

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

  • INC-HIGH $84,318
  • RANK-UPPER #7912/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Orange City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,268
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,800

Nearest income peer: Orange City, IA ( $675 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 Boyden

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

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,268
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,318
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 51234 (1,268 residents). Household income $84,318 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Boyden's single ZIP 51234 carries the town

Boyden is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51234 is the entire residential footprint (1,268 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 Boyden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 529 employees , annual payroll $30,276k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51234 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Manufacturing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Boyden, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Sioux County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Boyden. See the Sioux County roll-up →

Boyden lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Sioux County: Sioux Center, Alton and Ireton earn more and Rock Valley, Hawarden and Hull earn less. Chatsworth marks the far end of that range at $44,375, 47% below Boyden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51234 1,268 $84,318 22 10
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Boyden 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 Boyden, .