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Dakota City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dakota City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 837. 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 DAKOTA-CITY-IA · Dakota City, IA 1 ZIPs · 837 pop · #17700/25278 · Humboldt County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,417
  • RANK-LOWER #17700/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Renwick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 837
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $119,800

Nearest income peer: Renwick, IA ( $2,917 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 Dakota City

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
837
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,417
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 $60,417 and poverty 6.3% concentrate in 50529.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dakota City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50529, is all of Dakota City

There is no split to weigh here: 50529 holds every one of Dakota City's 837 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 Dakota City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 81 employees , annual payroll $2,255k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50529 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Dakota City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Humboldt County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dakota City. See the Humboldt County roll-up →

Dakota City sits in the lower half of Humboldt County on income: Humboldt, Bode and Livermore report more, Gilmore City, Renwick and Hardy report less. Hardy marks the far end of that range at $31,429, 48% below Dakota City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50529 837 $60,417 13 596
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Dakota 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 Dakota City, .