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Goldfield, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Goldfield, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 933. 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 GOLDFIELD-IA · Goldfield, IA 1 ZIPs · 933 pop · #19992/25278 · Wright County

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

  • INC-MID $55,000
  • RANK-LOWER #19992/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Belmond
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 933
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $138,400

Nearest income peer: Belmond, IA (+ $9,438 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 Goldfield

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Goldfield 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, Goldfield, IA 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
933
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,000
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 ($55,000 average) · poverty 9.8%. The primary code (50542) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Goldfield as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Goldfield reads through its lone ZIP, 50542

933 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50542 is not the leading code inside Goldfield, 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 Goldfield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 173 employees , annual payroll $6,789k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50542 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (5) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Goldfield, IA

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

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Wright County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Goldfield, Eagle Grove, Clarion and Belmond among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Galt marks the far end of that range at $173,542, 216% above Goldfield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50542 933 $55,000 30 5
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Goldfield 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 Goldfield, .