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Dayton, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dayton, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,205. 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 DAYTON-IA · Dayton, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,205 pop · #11881/25278 · Webster County

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

  • INC-MID $73,250
  • RANK-MID #11881/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Badger
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,205
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,900

Nearest income peer: Badger, IA ( $3,750 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 Dayton

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,205
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,250
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 50530 (1,205 residents). Household income $73,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dayton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50530, is all of Dayton

There is no split to weigh here: 50530 holds every one of Dayton's 1,205 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 Dayton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 111 employees , annual payroll $3,974k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50530 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Dayton, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Webster County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dayton. See the Webster County roll-up →

Dayton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Webster County: Gowrie, Callender and Clare earn more and Fort Dodge, Duncombe and Otho earn less. Clare marks the far end of that range at $104,375, 42% above Dayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50530 1,205 $73,250 24 7
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Dayton 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 Dayton, .