Earling, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Earling, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 854. 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 EARLING-IA · Earling, IA 1 ZIPs · 854 pop · #11668/25278 · Shelby County

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

  • INC-MID $73,750
  • RANK-MID #11668/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Westphalia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 854
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,800

Nearest income peer: Westphalia, IA (+ $3,542 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 Earling

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

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
854
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,750
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 51530 (854 residents). Household income $73,750 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Earling as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, New Market is the closest lower-income city and Schleswig the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Earling.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51530, is all of Earling

There is no split to weigh here: 51530 holds every one of Earling's 854 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 Earling's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 75 employees , annual payroll $2,765k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51530 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Earling, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Earling. See the Shelby County roll-up →

Earling lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Shelby County: Portsmouth, Panama and Westphalia earn more and Harlan, Elk Horn and Defiance earn less. Portsmouth marks the far end of that range at $103,257, 40% above Earling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51530 854 $73,750 21 6

Earling 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 Earling, .