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Oelwein, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oelwein, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,238. 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 OELWEIN-IA · Oelwein, IA 1 ZIPs · 7,238 pop · #22212/25278 · Fayette County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,646
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22212/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Randalia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,238
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $107,700

Nearest income peer: Randalia, IA ( $271 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 Oelwein

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oelwein 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, Oelwein, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,238
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,646
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 ($48,646 average) · poverty 17.1%. The primary code (50662) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oelwein as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Oelwein's single ZIP 50662 carries the town

Oelwein is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50662 is the entire residential footprint (7,238 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Oelwein's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 167 establishments, 2,348 employees , annual payroll $119,538k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50662 (167 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (36) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Oelwein, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Fayette County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oelwein. See the Fayette County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Fayette County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Oelwein, West Union, Fayette and Elgin among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Saint Lucas marks the far end of that range at $110,938, 128% above Oelwein.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50662 7,238 $48,646 167 41
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Oelwein 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 Oelwein, .