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Dougherty, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dougherty, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 256. 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 DOUGHERTY-IA · Dougherty, IA 1 ZIPs · 256 pop · #13591/25278 · Cerro Gordo County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $69,167
  • RANK-MID #13591/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thornton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 256
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,300

Nearest income peer: Thornton, IA ( $417 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 Dougherty

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dougherty on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dougherty, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
256
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,167
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 $69,167 and poverty 4.5% concentrate in 50433.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Cascade is the closest lower-income city and Mc Callsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dougherty.

Population concentration

Dougherty reads through its lone ZIP, 50433

256 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50433 is not the leading code inside Dougherty, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dougherty's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $913k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50433 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Dougherty, IA

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

Dougherty lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Cerro Gordo County: Clear Lake, Rockwell and Ventura earn more and Mason City, Meservey and Swaledale earn less. Ventura marks the far end of that range at $98,289, 42% above Dougherty.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50433 256 $69,167 5 2
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Dougherty 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 Dougherty, .