Marcus, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marcus, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,685. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MARCUS-IA · Marcus, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,685 pop · #9472/25278 · Cherokee County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $79,338
- RANK-UPPER #9472/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Aurelia
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 83% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,685
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $209,700
Nearest income peer: Aurelia, IA ( $3,400 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 Marcus
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Marcus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Washta · lowest
Washta · lowest
$49,375 median HH income
- Cherokee · near
Cherokee · near
$69,531 median HH income
- Cleghorn · near
Cleghorn · near
$69,688 median HH income
- Aurelia · near
Aurelia · near
$75,938 median HH income
- Marcus · this city
Marcus · this city
$79,338 median HH income
- Larrabee · highest
Larrabee · highest
$86,042 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Marcus, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 37%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,685
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $79,338
- 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 51035 (1,685 residents). Household income $79,338 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marcus as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, New London is the closest lower-income city and Durango the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Marcus.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 51035, is all of Marcus
There is no split to weigh here: 51035 holds every one of Marcus's 1,685 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
Dense ZBP book packed into Marcus's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 63 establishments, 559 employees , annual payroll $29,552k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51035 (63 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (11) · also Finance and insurance · Wholesale trade .
ZIP Codes in Marcus, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marcus. See the Cherokee County roll-up →
Marcus sits in the upper half of Cherokee County on income: Cherokee, Aurelia and Cleghorn report less, while Larrabee reports more. Washta marks the far end of that range at $49,375, 38% below Marcus.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51035 | 1,685 | $79,338 | 63 | 6 |
Marcus 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 Marcus, .