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Maxwell, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Maxwell, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,047. 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 MAXWELL-IA · Maxwell, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,047 pop · #4680/25278 · Story County

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

  • INC-HIGH $98,519
  • RANK-TOP #4680/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Story City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,047
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $256,500

Nearest income peer: Story City, IA (+ $2,345 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 Maxwell

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

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,047
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,519
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $98,519 and home value $256,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Hedrick is the closest lower-income city and Center Point the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Maxwell.

Population concentration

Maxwell's single ZIP 50161 carries the town

Maxwell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50161 is the entire residential footprint (2,047 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 Maxwell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 135 employees , annual payroll $5,012k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50161 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Maxwell, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Story County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Maxwell. See the Story County roll-up →

Maxwell lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Story County: Huxley, Slater and Gilbert earn more and Ames, Nevada and Roland earn less. Ames marks the far end of that range at $63,065, 36% below Maxwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50161 2,047 $98,519 40 10
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Maxwell 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 Maxwell, .