PlainZIP

Empire, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Empire, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,749. 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 EMPIRE-CA · Empire, CA 1 ZIPs · 1,749 pop · #23008/25278 · Stanislaus County

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

  • INC-MID $45,400
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23008/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Keyes
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,749
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $354,100

Nearest income peer: Keyes, CA (+ $17,343 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 Empire

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Empire 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, Empire, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,749
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,400
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($45,400 average) · poverty 21.4%. The primary code (95319) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,150 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, San Andreas is the closest lower-income city and Dos Palos the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Empire.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 95319, is all of Empire

There is no split to weigh here: 95319 holds every one of Empire's 1,749 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Empire

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 126 employees , annual payroll $5,351k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95319 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Empire, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Stanislaus County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Empire. See the Stanislaus County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Stanislaus County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Empire, Modesto, Turlock and Ceres among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Denair marks the far end of that range at $97,764, 115% above Empire.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95319 1,749 $45,400 12 1,083
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Empire 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 Empire, .