Kalona, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kalona, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,645. 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 KALONA-IA · Kalona, IA 1 ZIPs · 5,645 pop · #6050/25278 · Washington County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $91,450
  • RANK-UPPER #6050/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ainsworth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,645
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $298,900

Nearest income peer: Ainsworth, IA (+ $2,300 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 Kalona

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,645
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,450
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,450 and home value $298,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 35.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kalona as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Kalona reads through its lone ZIP, 52247

5,645 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52247 is not the leading code inside Kalona, 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 Kalona's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 167 establishments, 1,663 employees , annual payroll $71,676k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52247 (167 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (31) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Kalona, IA

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

Kalona sits in the upper half of Washington County on income: Washington, Riverside and Wellman report less, while Ainsworth reports more. Brighton marks the far end of that range at $55,000, 40% below Kalona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52247 5,645 $91,450 167 27

Kalona 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 Kalona, .