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Jefferson, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jefferson, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,228. 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 JEFFERSON-IA · Jefferson, IA 1 ZIPs · 5,228 pop · #17583/25278 · Greene County

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

  • INC-MID $60,671
  • RANK-LOWER #17583/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Churdan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,228
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,100

Nearest income peer: Churdan, IA (+ $3,761 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 Jefferson

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,228
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,671
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 $60,671 and poverty 7.7% concentrate in 50129.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Jefferson as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Linn Grove is the closest lower-income city and Stratford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jefferson.

Population concentration

Jefferson's single ZIP 50129 carries the town

Jefferson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50129 is the entire residential footprint (5,228 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 Jefferson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 176 establishments, 1,816 employees , annual payroll $76,407k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50129 (176 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (28) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Jefferson, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Greene County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Jefferson. See the Greene County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Greene County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Jefferson, Grand Junction, Scranton and Churdan among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Dana marks the far end of that range at $96,635, 59% above Jefferson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50129 5,228 $60,671 176 12
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Jefferson 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 Jefferson, .