PlainZIP

Early, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Early, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 885. 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 EARLY-IA · Early, IA 1 ZIPs · 885 pop · #5914/25278 · Sac County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $91,995
  • RANK-UPPER #5914/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Odebolt
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 885
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $94,800

Nearest income peer: Odebolt, IA ( $5,745 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 Early

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

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
885
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,995
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,995 and home value $94,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 19.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Early as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, State Center is the closest lower-income city and West Bend the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Early.

Population concentration

Early reads through its lone ZIP, 50535

885 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50535 is not the leading code inside Early, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Early

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 53 employees , annual payroll $2,066k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50535 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Early, IA

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

No other city sharing Sac County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Early. Sac City, Lake View and Odebolt sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Sac City marks the far end of that range at $62,981, 32% below Early.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50535 885 $91,995 12 6
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Early 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 Early, .