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Kanawha, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kanawha, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,081. 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 KANAWHA-IA · Kanawha, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,081 pop · #10706/25278 · Hancock County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,019
  • RANK-MID #10706/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Britt
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,081
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,800

Nearest income peer: Britt, IA ( $2,868 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 Kanawha

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

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,081
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,019
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 50447 (1,081 residents). Household income $76,019 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kanawha as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Wellsburg is the closest lower-income city and New Sharon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kanawha.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50447, is all of Kanawha

There is no split to weigh here: 50447 holds every one of Kanawha's 1,081 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Kanawha's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 297 employees , annual payroll $15,653k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50447 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (8) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Kanawha, IA

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

Kanawha sits in the upper half of Hancock County on income: Garner, Britt and Klemme report less, while Goodell reports more. Goodell marks the far end of that range at $94,167, 24% above Kanawha.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50447 1,081 $76,019 27 4
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Kanawha 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 Kanawha, .