PlainZIP

Emerson, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emerson, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 895. 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 EMERSON-IA · Emerson, IA 1 ZIPs · 895 pop · #13781/25278 · Mills County

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

  • INC-MID $68,750
  • RANK-MID #13781/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hastings
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 895
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $136,500

Nearest income peer: Hastings, IA (+ $15,625 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 Emerson

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
895
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,750
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,750 and poverty 10.2% concentrate in 51533.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Emerson's single ZIP 51533 carries the town

Emerson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51533 is the entire residential footprint (895 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Emerson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 93 employees , annual payroll $4,555k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51533 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Emerson, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Mills County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Emerson. See the Mills County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Mills County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Emerson, Glenwood, Malvern and Pacific Junction among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Pacific Junction marks the far end of that range at $113,421, 65% above Emerson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51533 895 $68,750 17 4
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Emerson 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 Emerson, .