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Essex, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Essex, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,299. 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 ESSEX-IA · Essex, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,299 pop · #18279/25278 · Page County

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

  • INC-MID $59,107
  • RANK-LOWER #18279/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Shenandoah
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,299
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $120,700

Nearest income peer: Shenandoah, IA (+ $3,036 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 Essex

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Essex 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, Essex, 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
1,299
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,107
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 $59,107 and poverty 12.0% concentrate in 51638.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Essex as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Buffalo Center is the closest lower-income city and What Cheer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Essex.

Population concentration

Essex's single ZIP 51638 carries the town

Essex is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51638 is the entire residential footprint (1,299 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 Essex's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 89 employees , annual payroll $2,730k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51638 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (8) · also Transportation and warehousing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Essex, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Page County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Essex. See the Page County roll-up →

Essex sits in the lower half of Page County on income: Shenandoah, Villisca and Coin report more, Clarinda, Braddyville and Northboro report less. Northboro marks the far end of that range at $23,633, 60% below Essex.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51638 1,299 $59,107 30 6
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Essex 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 Essex, .