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Fort Atkinson, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Atkinson, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,261. 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 FORT-ATKINSON-IA · Fort Atkinson, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,261 pop · #7819/25278 · Winneshiek County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $84,609
  • RANK-UPPER #7819/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ridgeway
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,261
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $217,500

Nearest income peer: Ridgeway, IA (+ $618 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 Fort Atkinson

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

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,261
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,609
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52144 (1,261 residents). Household income $84,609 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Hastings is the closest lower-income city and Shell Rock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Atkinson.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52144, is all of Fort Atkinson

There is no split to weigh here: 52144 holds every one of Fort Atkinson's 1,261 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fort Atkinson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 193 employees , annual payroll $13,586k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52144 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (6) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Atkinson, IA

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

Fort Atkinson lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Winneshiek County: Calmar, Ossian and Waucoma earn more and Decorah, Castalia and Spillville earn less. Spillville marks the far end of that range at $54,375, 36% below Fort Atkinson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52144 1,261 $84,609 26 7
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Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson, .