Derby, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Derby, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 366. 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 DERBY-IA · Derby, IA 1 ZIPs · 366 pop · #24341/25278 · Lucas County

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

  • INC-LOW $36,500
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24341/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Williamson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 99% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 366
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $113,200

Nearest income peer: Williamson, IA (+ $8,500 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 Derby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Derby 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, Derby, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
366
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$36,500
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($36,500 average) · poverty 24.2%. The primary code (50068) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50068, is all of Derby

There is no split to weigh here: 50068 holds every one of Derby's 366 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Derby

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 4 employees , annual payroll $217k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50068 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Derby, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Lucas County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Derby. See the Lucas County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Lucas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Derby, Chariton, Russell and Lucas among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lucas marks the far end of that range at $91,061, 149% above Derby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50068 366 $36,500 3 3

Derby 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 Derby, .