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Leighton, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Leighton, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 600. 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 LEIGHTON-IA · Leighton, IA 1 ZIPs · 600 pop · #7426/25278 · Mahaska County

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

  • INC-HIGH $86,023
  • RANK-UPPER #7426/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cedar
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 600
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $314,600

Nearest income peer: Cedar, IA ( $2,512 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 Leighton

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
600
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,023
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 50143 (600 residents). Household income $86,023 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Leighton's single ZIP 50143 carries the town

Leighton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50143 is the entire residential footprint (600 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 Leighton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 65 employees , annual payroll $2,955k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50143 (13 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Leighton, IA

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

No other city sharing Mahaska County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Leighton. Oskaloosa, New Sharon and Fremont sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Rose Hill marks the far end of that range at $53,125, 38% below Leighton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50143 600 $86,023 13 7
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Leighton 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 Leighton, .