Columbia, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbia, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 238. 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 COLUMBIA-IA · Columbia, IA 1 ZIPs · 238 pop · #2280/25278 · Marion County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-TOP $118,882
- RANK-TOP #2280/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Swan
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 238
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $221,300
Nearest income peer: Swan, IA ( $6,590 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 Columbia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hamilton · lowest $47,143
Hamilton · lowest
$47,143 median HH income
- Bussey · near
Bussey · near
$75,417 median HH income
- Tracy · near
Tracy · near
$83,438 median HH income
- Pella · near
Pella · near
$86,807 median HH income
- Swan · near
Swan · near
$112,292 median HH income
- Columbia · this city · highest
Columbia · this city · highest
$118,882 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, Columbia, IA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 9%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 238
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $118,882
- 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.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $118,882 and home value $221,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 21.7%.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Solon is the closest lower-income city and Swisher the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbia.
Population concentration
Columbia's single ZIP 50057 carries the town
Columbia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50057 is the entire residential footprint (238 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Columbia's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $487k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50057 (5 units) .
ZIP Codes in Columbia, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Columbia. See the Marion County roll-up →
No other city sharing Marion County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Columbia. Pella, Knoxville and Pleasantville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hamilton marks the far end of that range at $47,143, 60% below Columbia.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50057 | 238 | $118,882 | 5 | 5 |
Columbia 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 Columbia, .