Melrose, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melrose, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 610. 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 MELROSE-IA · Melrose, IA 1 ZIPs · 610 pop · #21288/25278 · Monroe County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,477
- RANK-BOTTOM #21288/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Lovilia
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 96% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 610
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $84,300
Nearest income peer: Lovilia, IA (+ $12,039 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 Melrose
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melrose on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Melrose · this city · lowest
Melrose · this city · lowest
$51,477 median HH income
- Lovilia · near
Lovilia · near
$63,516 median HH income
- Albia · highest
Albia · highest
$73,896 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, Melrose, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 16th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 610
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,477
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,477 average) · poverty 8.5%. The primary code (52569) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Varina is the closest lower-income city and North Buena Vista the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melrose.
Population concentration
Melrose's single ZIP 52569 carries the town
Melrose is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52569 is the entire residential footprint (610 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Melrose
Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 26 employees , annual payroll $927k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52569 (7 units) .
ZIP Codes in Melrose, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Monroe County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melrose. See the Monroe County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Monroe County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Melrose, Albia and Lovilia among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Albia marks the far end of that range at $73,896, 44% above Melrose.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52569 | 610 | $51,477 | 7 | 3 |
Melrose 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 Melrose, .