Mallard, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mallard, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 527. 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 MALLARD-IA · Mallard, IA 1 ZIPs · 527 pop · #12221/25278 · Palo Alto County

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

  • INC-MID $72,500
  • RANK-MID #12221/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ruthven
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 527
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $100,000

Nearest income peer: Ruthven, IA ( $7,917 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 Mallard

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

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
527
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,500
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 50562 (527 residents). Household income $72,500 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mallard as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Mallard's single ZIP 50562 carries the town

Mallard is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50562 is the entire residential footprint (527 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 Mallard's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $1,378k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50562 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Mallard, IA

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

Mallard lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Palo Alto County: West Bend, Graettinger and Cylinder earn more and Emmetsburg, Ruthven and Ayrshire earn less. Cylinder marks the far end of that range at $116,429, 61% above Mallard.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50562 527 $72,500 13 3

Mallard 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 Mallard, .