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Melcher Dallas, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melcher Dallas, IA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 1,599. 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 MELCHER-DALLAS-IA · Melcher Dallas, IA 2 ZIPs · 1,599 pop · #16648/25278 · Marion County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,382
  • RANK-LOWER #16648/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Harvey
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,599
  • SPREAD-MOD 50062→50163
  • HOME-LOW $147,950

Nearest income peer: Harvey, IA ( $2,632 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 Melcher Dallas

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melcher Dallas 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, Melcher Dallas, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,599
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,382
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,382 and poverty 12.8% concentrate in 50163.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melcher Dallas as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Farnhamville is the closest lower-income city and Sigourney the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melcher Dallas.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Melcher Dallas differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 50163 has a median home value of $97,800, compared with $198,100 in 50062. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

50062 to 50163

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.0×

50163 to 50062

Poverty-rate spread
7.6 points

50163 to 50062

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 50163 skews compact Melcher Dallas

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 50163 covers about 54% of Melcher Dallas's 1,599 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Melcher Dallas's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 105 employees , annual payroll $2,202k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50163 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Melcher Dallas, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Melcher Dallas. See the Marion County roll-up →

Melcher Dallas sits in the lower half of Marion County on income: Pella, Knoxville and Pleasantville report more, Harvey and Hamilton report less. Columbia marks the far end of that range at $118,882, 91% above Melcher Dallas.

Side-by-side: Compare 50163 vs 50062 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50163 858 $73,618 13 698
50062 741 $51,146 7 9
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