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Gladbrook, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gladbrook, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,602. 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 GLADBROOK-IA · Gladbrook, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,602 pop · #8866/25278 · Tama County

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

  • INC-HIGH $81,125
  • RANK-UPPER #8866/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Clutier
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,602
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $154,700

Nearest income peer: Clutier, IA (+ $2,625 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 Gladbrook

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,602
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,125
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 50635 (1,602 residents). Household income $81,125 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gladbrook as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Clear Lake is the closest lower-income city and Ellsworth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gladbrook.

Population concentration

Gladbrook reads through its lone ZIP, 50635

1,602 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50635 is not the leading code inside Gladbrook, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Gladbrook's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 212 employees , annual payroll $9,525k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50635 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (7) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Gladbrook, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Tama County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gladbrook. See the Tama County roll-up →

Gladbrook sits in the upper half of Tama County on income: Tama, Toledo and Traer report less, while Montour, Clutier and Buckingham report more. Toledo marks the far end of that range at $57,813, 29% below Gladbrook.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50635 1,602 $81,125 26 7
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Gladbrook 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 Gladbrook, .