Mount Sterling, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Sterling, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 162. 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 MOUNT-STERLING-IA · Mount Sterling, IA 1 ZIPs · 162 pop · #24489/25278 · Van Buren County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-LOW $35,179
- RANK-BOTTOM #24489/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Stockport
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 162
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $258,300
Nearest income peer: Stockport, IA (+ $1,560 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 Sterling
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mount Sterling on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Selma · lowest $13,657
Selma · lowest
$13,657 median HH income
- Mount Sterling · this city
Mount Sterling · this city
$35,179 median HH income
- Stockport · near
Stockport · near
$36,739 median HH income
- Douds · near
Douds · near
$52,875 median HH income
- Keosauqua · near
Keosauqua · near
$62,992 median HH income
- Bonaparte · highest
Bonaparte · highest
$79,327 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, Mount Sterling, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 3rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 162
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $35,179
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($35,179 average) · poverty 40.5%. The primary code (52573) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Macksburg is the closest lower-income city and Exline the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Sterling.
Population concentration
Mount Sterling reads through its lone ZIP, 52573
162 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52573 is not the leading code inside Mount Sterling, 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 Sterling's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 7 employees , annual payroll $147k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52573 (7 units) .
ZIP Codes in Mount Sterling, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Van Buren County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Sterling. See the Van Buren County roll-up →
Mount Sterling sits in the lower half of Van Buren County on income: Keosauqua, Milton and Bonaparte report more, and only Selma reports less. Bonaparte marks the far end of that range at $79,327, 125% above Mount Sterling.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52573 | 162 | $35,179 | 7 | 2 |
Mount Sterling 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 Sterling, .