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Central City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Central City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,090. 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 CENTRAL-CITY-IA · Central City, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,090 pop · #7207/25278 · Linn County

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

  • INC-HIGH $86,786
  • RANK-UPPER #7207/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marion
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,090
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,600

Nearest income peer: Marion, IA (+ $1,197 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 Central City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Central City 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, Central City, 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
3,090
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,786
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 52214 (3,090 residents). Household income $86,786 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Central City as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Bellevue is the closest lower-income city and Pella the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Central City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52214, is all of Central City

There is no split to weigh here: 52214 holds every one of Central City's 3,090 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 Central City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 248 employees , annual payroll $10,724k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52214 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (11) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Central City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Linn County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Central City. See the Linn County roll-up →

Central City sits in the lower half of Linn County on income: Mount Vernon, Center Point and Lisbon report more, Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Coggon report less. Robins marks the far end of that range at $125,347, 44% above Central City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52214 3,090 $86,786 59 13
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Central City 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 Central City, .