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Clear Lake, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clear Lake, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,384. 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 CLEAR-LAKE-IA · Clear Lake, IA 1 ZIPs · 9,384 pop · #8896/25278 · Cerro Gordo County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,037
  • RANK-UPPER #8896/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rockwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,384
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $283,400

Nearest income peer: Rockwell, IA ( $9,787 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 Clear Lake

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,384
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,037
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 50428 (9,384 residents). Household income $81,037 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clear Lake as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50428, is all of Clear Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 50428 holds every one of Clear Lake's 9,384 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Clear Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 329 establishments, 3,947 employees , annual payroll $196,502k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50428 (329 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Clear Lake, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Cerro Gordo County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clear Lake. See the Cerro Gordo County roll-up →

Clear Lake sits in the upper half of Cerro Gordo County on income: Mason City, Rockwell and Thornton report less, while Ventura and Plymouth report more. Meservey marks the far end of that range at $47,250, 42% below Clear Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50428 9,384 $81,037 329 31
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Clear 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 Clear Lake, .