Defiance, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Defiance, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 530. 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 DEFIANCE-IA · Defiance, IA 1 ZIPs · 530 pop · #15529/25278 · Shelby County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $64,750
- RANK-LOWER #15529/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harlan
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 89% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 530
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $123,400
Nearest income peer: Harlan, IA (+ $250 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 Defiance
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Defiance on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Elk Horn · lowest
Elk Horn · lowest
$59,199 median HH income
- Irwin · near
Irwin · near
$62,750 median HH income
- Defiance · this city
Defiance · this city
$64,750 median HH income
- Harlan · near
Harlan · near
$65,000 median HH income
- Kirkman · near
Kirkman · near
$68,214 median HH income
- Portsmouth · highest
Portsmouth · highest
$103,257 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, Defiance, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 39th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 530
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,750
- 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 $64,750 and poverty 8.0% concentrate in 51527.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Ida Grove is the closest lower-income city and Greenfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Defiance.
Population concentration
Defiance reads through its lone ZIP, 51527
530 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51527 is not the leading code inside Defiance, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Defiance's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 143 employees , annual payroll $7,031k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51527 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (6) · also Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Defiance, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Defiance. See the Shelby County roll-up →
Defiance sits in the lower half of Shelby County on income: Earling, Portsmouth and Panama report more, Elk Horn and Irwin report less. Portsmouth marks the far end of that range at $103,257, 59% above Defiance.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51527 | 530 | $64,750 | 18 | 5 |
Defiance 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 Defiance, .