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Graettinger, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Graettinger, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,249. 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 GRAETTINGER-IA · Graettinger, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,249 pop · #7754/25278 · Palo Alto County

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

  • INC-HIGH $84,866
  • RANK-UPPER #7754/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under West Bend
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,249
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $108,900

Nearest income peer: West Bend, IA (+ $7,134 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 Graettinger

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Graettinger 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, Graettinger, 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
1,249
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,866
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 51342 (1,249 residents). Household income $84,866 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Graettinger as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Graettinger reads through its lone ZIP, 51342

1,249 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51342 is not the leading code inside Graettinger, 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 Graettinger's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 294 employees , annual payroll $20,297k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51342 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (3) · also Retail trade · Information .

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ZIP Codes in Graettinger, IA

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

Graettinger sits in the upper half of Palo Alto County on income: Emmetsburg, Ruthven and Mallard report less, while West Bend and Cylinder report more. Cylinder marks the far end of that range at $116,429, 37% above Graettinger.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51342 1,249 $84,866 23 6
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Graettinger 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 Graettinger, .