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Carson, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carson, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,184. 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 CARSON-IA · Carson, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,184 pop · #8540/25278 · Pottawattamie County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $82,308
  • RANK-UPPER #8540/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Carter Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,184
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $196,700

Nearest income peer: Carter Lake, IA (+ $3,041 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 Carson

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,184
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,308
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 51525 (1,184 residents). Household income $82,308 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51525, is all of Carson

There is no split to weigh here: 51525 holds every one of Carson's 1,184 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 Carson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 62 employees , annual payroll $1,893k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51525 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Carson, IA

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

Carson lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Pottawattamie County: Carter Lake, Underwood and Crescent earn more and Council Bluffs, Oakland and Avoca earn less. Honey Creek marks the far end of that range at $118,165, 44% above Carson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51525 1,184 $82,308 19 8
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Carson 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 Carson, .