Lakota, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lakota, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 537. 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 LAKOTA-IA · Lakota, IA 1 ZIPs · 537 pop · #20475/25278 · Kossuth County

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

  • INC-MID $53,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20475/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lone Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 537
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $53,300

Nearest income peer: Lone Rock, IA ( $3,750 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 Lakota

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lakota 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, Lakota, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
537
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,750
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,750 average) · poverty 8.1%. The primary code (50451) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Lakota's single ZIP 50451 carries the town

Lakota is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50451 is the entire residential footprint (537 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lakota's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 85 employees , annual payroll $6,974k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50451 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Lakota, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Kossuth County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lakota. See the Kossuth County roll-up →

Lakota sits in the lower half of Kossuth County on income: Algona, Bancroft and Whittemore report more, Lone Rock and Ledyard report less. Wesley marks the far end of that range at $88,929, 65% above Lakota.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50451 537 $53,750 12 3

Lakota 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 Lakota, .