PlainZIP

Humeston, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Humeston, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 818. 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 HUMESTON-IA · Humeston, IA 1 ZIPs · 818 pop · #16607/25278 · Wayne County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,500
  • RANK-LOWER #16607/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corydon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 818
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $114,800

Nearest income peer: Corydon, IA (+ $938 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 Humeston

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
818
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,500
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 $62,500 and poverty 11.9% concentrate in 50123.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Humeston as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Humeston reads through its lone ZIP, 50123

818 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50123 is not the leading code inside Humeston, 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 Humeston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 122 employees , annual payroll $3,708k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50123 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Transportation and warehousing · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Humeston, IA

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

Humeston sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Seymour, Allerton and Clio report more, Lineville and Promise City report less. Clio marks the far end of that range at $93,125, 49% above Humeston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50123 818 $62,500 26 4
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Humeston 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 Humeston, .