Kirkman, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kirkman, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 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 KIRKMAN-IA · Kirkman, IA 1 ZIPs · 228 pop · #13986/25278 · Shelby County

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

  • INC-MID $68,214
  • RANK-MID #13986/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Harlan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 228
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $141,700

Nearest income peer: Harlan, IA ( $3,214 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 Kirkman

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
228
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,214
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 $68,214 and poverty 29.2% concentrate in 51447.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,167 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51447, is all of Kirkman

There is no split to weigh here: 51447 holds every one of Kirkman's 228 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 Kirkman's ZIPs

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

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ZIP Codes in Kirkman, IA

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

Kirkman lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Shelby County: Earling, Portsmouth and Panama earn more and Harlan, Elk Horn and Defiance earn less. Portsmouth marks the far end of that range at $103,257, 51% above Kirkman.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51447 228 $68,214 n/a 3

Kirkman 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 Kirkman, .