Denison, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Denison, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,838. 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 DENISON-IA · Denison, IA 1 ZIPs · 9,838 pop · #14594/25278 · Crawford County

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

  • INC-MID $66,767
  • RANK-MID #14594/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Dow City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,838
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,400

Nearest income peer: Dow City, IA ( $3,594 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 Denison

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

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,838
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,767
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 $66,767 and poverty 16.2% concentrate in 51442.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Denison as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, University Park is the closest lower-income city and Paton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Denison.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51442, is all of Denison

There is no split to weigh here: 51442 holds every one of Denison's 9,838 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Denison's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 257 establishments, 4,264 employees , annual payroll $221,922k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51442 (257 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (40) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Denison, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Denison. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Denison lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Crawford County: Manilla, Schleswig and Vail earn more and Charter Oak, Dow City and Deloit earn less. Manilla marks the far end of that range at $100,625, 51% above Denison.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51442 9,838 $66,767 257 22

Denison 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 Denison, .