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Lake Mills, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Mills, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,897. 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 LAKE-MILLS-IA · Lake Mills, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,897 pop · #10669/25278 · Winnebago County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $76,125
  • RANK-MID #10669/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Forest City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,897
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,000

Nearest income peer: Forest City, IA ( $1,185 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 Lake Mills

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lake Mills 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, Lake Mills, 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
2,897
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,125
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 50450 (2,897 residents). Household income $76,125 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lake Mills as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Kiron is the closest lower-income city and Humboldt the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Mills.

Population concentration

Lake Mills's single ZIP 50450 carries the town

Lake Mills is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50450 is the entire residential footprint (2,897 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 Lake Mills's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 96 establishments, 1,272 employees , annual payroll $53,995k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50450 (96 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Manufacturing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Mills, IA

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

No other city sharing Winnebago County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lake Mills. Buffalo Center, Thompson and Scarville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Rake marks the far end of that range at $42,386, 44% below Lake Mills.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50450 2,897 $76,125 96 14
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Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills, .