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Carter Lake, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carter Lake, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,785. 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 CARTER-LAKE-IA · Carter Lake, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,785 pop · #7620/25278 · Pottawattamie County

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

  • INC-HIGH $85,349
  • RANK-UPPER #7620/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Carson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,785
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,400

Nearest income peer: Carson, 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 Carter Lake

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

Top 30%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,785
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,349
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 51510 (3,785 residents). Household income $85,349 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Collins is the closest lower-income city and Malvern the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carter Lake.

Population concentration

Carter Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 51510

3,785 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51510 is not the leading code inside Carter Lake, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Carter Lake

Citywide ZBP: 55 establishments, 860 employees , annual payroll $45,728k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51510 (55 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (11) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Carter Lake, IA

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

Carter Lake lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Pottawattamie County: Underwood, Crescent and Treynor earn more and Council Bluffs, Oakland and Avoca earn less. Honey Creek marks the far end of that range at $118,165, 38% above Carter Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51510 3,785 $85,349 55 793
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Carter Lake 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 Carter Lake, .