Mystic, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mystic, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 826. 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 MYSTIC-IA · Mystic, IA 1 ZIPs · 826 pop · #22714/25278 · Appanoose County

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

  • INC-MID $46,625
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22714/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Centerville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 826
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $80,000

Nearest income peer: Centerville, IA (+ $3,947 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 Mystic

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mystic 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, Mystic, 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.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
826
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,625
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 ($46,625 average) · poverty 9.8%. The primary code (52574) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mystic as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Mystic reads through its lone ZIP, 52574

826 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52574 is not the leading code inside Mystic, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mystic

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 26 employees , annual payroll $1,363k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52574 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Mystic, IA

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

Mystic sits in the lower half of Appanoose County on income: Centerville, Moravia and Moulton report more, and only Exline reports less. Moravia marks the far end of that range at $81,953, 76% above Mystic.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52574 826 $46,625 3 8

Mystic 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 Mystic, .