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Montezuma, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montezuma, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,923. 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 MONTEZUMA-IA · Montezuma, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,923 pop · #15418/25278 · Poweshiek County

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

  • INC-MID $65,000
  • RANK-LOWER #15418/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Grinnell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,923
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,000

Nearest income peer: Grinnell, IA (+ $2,078 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 Montezuma

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

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,923
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,000
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 $65,000 and poverty 7.6% concentrate in 50171.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Montezuma as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Charles City is the closest lower-income city and Massena the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Montezuma.

Population concentration

Montezuma reads through its lone ZIP, 50171

2,923 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50171 is not the leading code inside Montezuma, 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 Montezuma's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 95 establishments, 1,056 employees , annual payroll $55,079k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50171 (95 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Montezuma, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Poweshiek County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Montezuma. See the Poweshiek County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Poweshiek County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Montezuma, Grinnell, Brooklyn and Malcom among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Malcom marks the far end of that range at $115,000, 77% above Montezuma.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50171 2,923 $65,000 95 10
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Montezuma 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 Montezuma, .