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Independence, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Independence, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,648. 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 INDEPENDENCE-IA · Independence, IA 1 ZIPs · 8,648 pop · #9234/25278 · Buchanan County

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

  • INC-HIGH $80,026
  • RANK-UPPER #9234/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Quasqueton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,648
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $186,600

Nearest income peer: Quasqueton, IA ( $3,776 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 Independence

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

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,648
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,026
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 50644 (8,648 residents). Household income $80,026 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Independence as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Independence's single ZIP 50644 carries the town

Independence is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50644 is the entire residential footprint (8,648 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Independence's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 271 establishments, 4,040 employees , annual payroll $185,991k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50644 (271 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (40) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Independence, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Buchanan County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Independence. See the Buchanan County roll-up →

Independence sits in the upper half of Buchanan County on income: Hazleton, Rowley and Lamont report less, while Jesup, Fairbank and Winthrop report more. Aurora marks the far end of that range at $54,583, 32% below Independence.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50644 8,648 $80,026 271 23
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Independence 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 Independence, .