Cherokee, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cherokee, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,642. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CHEROKEE-IA · Cherokee, IA 1 ZIPs · 6,642 pop · #13441/25278 · Cherokee County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $69,531
- RANK-MID #13441/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cleghorn
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,642
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $151,400
Nearest income peer: Cleghorn, IA (+ $157 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 Cherokee
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cherokee on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Washta · lowest
Washta · lowest
$49,375 median HH income
- Meriden · near
Meriden · near
$58,958 median HH income
- Cherokee · this city
Cherokee · this city
$69,531 median HH income
- Cleghorn · near
Cleghorn · near
$69,688 median HH income
- Aurelia · near
Aurelia · near
$75,938 median HH income
- Marcus · near
Marcus · near
$79,338 median HH income
- Larrabee · highest
Larrabee · highest
$86,042 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cherokee, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 47th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,642
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $69,531
- 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 $69,531 and poverty 16.1% concentrate in 51012.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cherokee as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Soldier is the closest lower-income city and Manchester the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cherokee.
Population concentration
Cherokee reads through its lone ZIP, 51012
6,642 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51012 is not the leading code inside Cherokee, 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 Cherokee's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 200 establishments, 3,503 employees , annual payroll $152,213k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51012 (200 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Cherokee, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cherokee. See the Cherokee County roll-up →
Cherokee lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Cherokee County: Marcus, Aurelia and Larrabee earn more and Washta, Quimby and Meriden earn less. Washta marks the far end of that range at $49,375, 29% below Cherokee.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51012 | 6,642 | $69,531 | 200 | 17 |
Cherokee 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 Cherokee, .