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Minden, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Minden, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,013. 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 MINDEN-IA · Minden, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,013 pop · #4961/25278 · Pottawattamie County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,932
  • RANK-TOP #4961/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crescent
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,013
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $225,900

Nearest income peer: Crescent, IA ( $1,753 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 Minden

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

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,013
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,932
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 $96,932 and home value $225,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Dike is the closest lower-income city and Worthington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Minden.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 51553, is all of Minden

There is no split to weigh here: 51553 holds every one of Minden's 1,013 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Minden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 69 employees , annual payroll $3,546k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51553 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Minden, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Pottawattamie County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Minden. See the Pottawattamie County roll-up →

Minden sits in the upper half of Pottawattamie County on income: Council Bluffs, Carter Lake and Oakland report less, while Underwood, Treynor and Honey Creek report more. Council Bluffs marks the far end of that range at $69,427, 28% below Minden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51553 1,013 $96,932 19 9
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Minden 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 Minden, .