Northwood, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Northwood, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,018. 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 NORTHWOOD-IA · Northwood, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,018 pop · #12547/25278 · Worth County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $71,618
- RANK-MID #12547/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Grafton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 86% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 3,018
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $149,600
Nearest income peer: Grafton, IA (+ $4,811 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 Northwood
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Northwood on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Kensett · lowest
Kensett · lowest
$62,059 median HH income
- Northwood · this city
Northwood · this city
$71,618 median HH income
- Grafton · near
Grafton · near
$76,429 median HH income
- Hanlontown · near
Hanlontown · near
$78,214 median HH income
- Manly · near
Manly · near
$81,339 median HH income
- Joice · highest
Joice · highest
$107,000 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, Northwood, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 50%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 3,018
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,618
- 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 50459 (3,018 residents). Household income $71,618 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Wall Lake is the closest lower-income city and Ringsted the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Northwood.
Population concentration
Northwood's single ZIP 50459 carries the town
Northwood is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50459 is the entire residential footprint (3,018 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Northwood's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 79 establishments, 1,219 employees , annual payroll $54,585k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50459 (79 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (10) · also Construction · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Northwood, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Worth County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Northwood. See the Worth County roll-up →
Northwood sits in the lower half of Worth County on income: Manly, Joice and Grafton report more, and only Kensett reports less. Joice marks the far end of that range at $107,000, 49% above Northwood.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50459 | 3,018 | $71,618 | 79 | 8 |
Northwood 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 Northwood, .