Meriden, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Meriden, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 322. 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 MERIDEN-IA · Meriden, IA 1 ZIPs · 322 pop · #18339/25278 · Cherokee County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $58,958
- RANK-LOWER #18339/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Quimby
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 75% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 322
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $235,400
Nearest income peer: Quimby, IA ( $1,838 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 Meriden
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Meriden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Washta · lowest
Washta · lowest
$49,375 median HH income
- Quimby · near
Quimby · near
$57,120 median HH income
- Meriden · this city
Meriden · this city
$58,958 median HH income
- Cherokee · near
Cherokee · near
$69,531 median HH income
- Cleghorn · near
Cleghorn · near
$69,688 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, Meriden, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 27th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 322
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,958
- 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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,958 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 51037.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Meriden as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Maynard is the closest lower-income city and Buffalo Center the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Meriden.
Population concentration
Meriden reads through its lone ZIP, 51037
322 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51037 is not the leading code inside Meriden, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Meriden's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 53 employees , annual payroll $2,252k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51037 (9 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Meriden, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Meriden. See the Cherokee County roll-up →
Meriden sits in the lower half of Cherokee County on income: Cherokee, Marcus and Aurelia report more, Washta and Quimby report less. Larrabee marks the far end of that range at $86,042, 46% above Meriden.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51037 | 322 | $58,958 | 9 | 5 |
Meriden 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 Meriden, .