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Muscatine, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Muscatine, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,678. 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 MUSCATINE-IA · Muscatine, IA 1 ZIPs · 30,678 pop · #16799/25278 · Muscatine County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,098
  • RANK-LOWER #16799/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nichols
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,678
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $170,600

Nearest income peer: Nichols, IA ( $233 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 Muscatine

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,678
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,098
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 $62,098 and poverty 17.0% concentrate in 52761.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Muscatine as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Muscatine reads through its lone ZIP, 52761

30,678 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52761 is not the leading code inside Muscatine, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Muscatine's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 721 establishments, 16,595 employees , annual payroll $1,041,305k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52761 (721 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (107) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Muscatine, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Muscatine County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Muscatine. See the Muscatine County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Muscatine County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Muscatine, West Liberty, Wilton and Fruitland among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Fruitland marks the far end of that range at $103,424, 67% above Muscatine.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52761 30,678 $62,098 721 67
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Muscatine 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 Muscatine, .