PlainZIP

Ottosen, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ottosen, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 248. 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 OTTOSEN-IA · Ottosen, IA 1 ZIPs · 248 pop · #14156/25278 · Humboldt County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,813
  • RANK-MID #14156/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Livermore
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 248
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $202,000

Nearest income peer: Livermore, IA (+ $937 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 Ottosen

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ottosen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ottosen, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
248
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,813
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 $67,813 and poverty 3.4% concentrate in 50570.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ottosen as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, West Chester is the closest lower-income city and Clarence the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ottosen.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50570, is all of Ottosen

There is no split to weigh here: 50570 holds every one of Ottosen's 248 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ottosen's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $1,949k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50570 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Ottosen, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Humboldt County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ottosen. See the Humboldt County roll-up →

Ottosen lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Humboldt County: Humboldt, Bode and Thor earn more and Gilmore City, Dakota City and Renwick earn less. Hardy marks the far end of that range at $31,429, 54% below Ottosen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50570 248 $67,813 6 2
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Ottosen 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 Ottosen, .