PlainZIP

Dawson, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dawson, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 262. 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 DAWSON-IA · Dawson, IA 1 ZIPs · 262 pop · #14766/25278 · Dallas County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,406
  • RANK-MID #14766/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Minburn
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 262
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,900

Nearest income peer: Minburn, IA (+ $3,761 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 Dawson

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
262
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,406
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 $66,406 and poverty 6.8% concentrate in 50066.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Mapleton is the closest lower-income city and Diagonal the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson.

Population concentration

Dawson's single ZIP 50066 carries the town

Dawson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50066 is the entire residential footprint (262 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 Dawson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 11 employees , annual payroll $364k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50066 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Dawson, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Dallas County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dawson. See the Dallas County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Dallas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dawson, Urbandale, Waukee and Perry among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Urbandale marks the far end of that range at $175,944, 165% above Dawson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50066 262 $66,406 5 4
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Dawson 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 Dawson, .