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Mount Ayr, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Ayr, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,303. 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 MOUNT-AYR-IA · Mount Ayr, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,303 pop · #8841/25278 · Ringgold County

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

  • INC-HIGH $81,250
  • RANK-UPPER #8841/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Diagonal
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,303
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $161,800

Nearest income peer: Diagonal, IA ( $14,687 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 Mount Ayr

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,303
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,250
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 50854 (2,303 residents). Household income $81,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mount Ayr as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Gladbrook is the closest lower-income city and Tipton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Ayr.

Population concentration

Mount Ayr reads through its lone ZIP, 50854

2,303 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50854 is not the leading code inside Mount Ayr, 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 Mount Ayr's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 84 establishments, 848 employees , annual payroll $32,509k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50854 (84 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (12) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Ayr, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Ringgold County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Ayr. See the Ringgold County roll-up →

Mount Ayr sits in the upper half of Ringgold County on income: Diagonal, Kellerton and Redding report less, while Ellston reports more. Ellston marks the far end of that range at $121,094, 49% above Mount Ayr.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50854 2,303 $81,250 84 7
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Mount Ayr 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 Mount Ayr, .