Cedar, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cedar, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 291. 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 CEDAR-IA · Cedar, IA 1 ZIPs · 291 pop · #8165/25278 · Mahaska County

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

  • INC-HIGH $83,511
  • RANK-UPPER #8165/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Leighton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 291
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Leighton, IA (+ $2,512 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 Cedar

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

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
291
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,511
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 52543 (291 residents). Household income $83,511 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cedar as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52543, is all of Cedar

There is no split to weigh here: 52543 holds every one of Cedar's 291 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 Cedar's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 11 employees , annual payroll $681k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52543 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Cedar, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Mahaska County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cedar. See the Mahaska County roll-up →

Cedar sits in the upper half of Mahaska County on income: Oskaloosa, New Sharon and Fremont report less, while Leighton reports more. Barnes City marks the far end of that range at $52,976, 37% below Cedar.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52543 291 $83,511 6 6

Cedar 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 Cedar, .