Jamaica, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jamaica, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 360. 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 JAMAICA-IA · Jamaica, IA 1 ZIPs · 360 pop · #17291/25278 · Guthrie County

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

  • INC-MID $61,250
  • RANK-LOWER #17291/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bayard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 360
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $122,900

Nearest income peer: Bayard, IA ( $4,125 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 Jamaica

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
360
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,250
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 $61,250 and poverty 24.7% concentrate in 50128.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jamaica as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50128, is all of Jamaica

There is no split to weigh here: 50128 holds every one of Jamaica's 360 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

No ZBP establishments filed for Jamaica's ZIPs

Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Jamaica. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.

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ZIP Codes in Jamaica, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Guthrie County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jamaica. See the Guthrie County roll-up →

Jamaica sits in the lower half of Guthrie County on income: Panora, Guthrie Center and Stuart report more, Casey and Bayard report less. Yale marks the far end of that range at $90,625, 48% above Jamaica.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50128 360 $61,250 n/a 5

Jamaica 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 Jamaica, .