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Mitchellville, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mitchellville, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,093. 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 MITCHELLVILLE-IA · Mitchellville, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,093 pop · #8021/25278 · Polk County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $83,938
  • RANK-UPPER #8021/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under West Des Moines
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,093
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $227,000

Nearest income peer: West Des Moines, IA (+ $2,532 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 Mitchellville

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

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,093
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,938
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 50169 (3,093 residents). Household income $83,938 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mitchellville as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50169, is all of Mitchellville

There is no split to weigh here: 50169 holds every one of Mitchellville's 3,093 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mitchellville

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 225 employees , annual payroll $9,948k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50169 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mitchellville, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mitchellville. See the Polk County roll-up →

Mitchellville sits in the lower half of Polk County on income: West Des Moines, Ankeny and Urbandale report more, and only Des Moines reports less. Polk City marks the far end of that range at $153,011, 82% above Mitchellville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50169 3,093 $83,938 39 30
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Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville, .