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Charles City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charles City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,344. 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 CHARLES-CITY-IA · Charles City, IA 1 ZIPs · 10,344 pop · #15482/25278 · Floyd County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,830
  • RANK-LOWER #15482/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Floyd
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,344
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $140,600

Nearest income peer: Floyd, IA (+ $6,326 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 Charles City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Charles 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, Charles City, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,344
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,830
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,830 and poverty 13.4% concentrate in 50616.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Charles City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Charles City reads through its lone ZIP, 50616

10,344 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50616 is not the leading code inside Charles City, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Charles City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 260 establishments, 4,168 employees , annual payroll $213,091k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50616 (260 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (44) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Charles City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Floyd County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charles City. See the Floyd County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Floyd County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Charles City, Nora Springs, Rockford and Floyd among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Nora Springs marks the far end of that range at $99,643, 54% above Charles City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50616 10,344 $64,830 260 23
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Charles 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 Charles City, .