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Emmetsburg, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emmetsburg, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,541. 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 EMMETSBURG-IA · Emmetsburg, IA 1 ZIPs · 4,541 pop · #18203/25278 · Palo Alto County

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

  • INC-MID $59,261
  • RANK-LOWER #18203/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ayrshire
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,541
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $122,000

Nearest income peer: Ayrshire, IA (+ $4,072 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 Emmetsburg

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,541
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,261
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 $59,261 and poverty 15.2% concentrate in 50536.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Emmetsburg as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Emmetsburg reads through its lone ZIP, 50536

4,541 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50536 is not the leading code inside Emmetsburg, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Emmetsburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 159 establishments, 1,932 employees , annual payroll $91,611k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50536 (159 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (23) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Emmetsburg, IA

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Palo Alto County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Emmetsburg, Ruthven, West Bend and Graettinger among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cylinder marks the far end of that range at $116,429, 96% above Emmetsburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50536 4,541 $59,261 159 12
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Emmetsburg 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 Emmetsburg, .