Palmer, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palmer, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 394. 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 PALMER-IA · Palmer, IA 1 ZIPs · 394 pop · #18046/25278 · Pocahontas County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $59,583
- RANK-LOWER #18046/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pocahontas
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 394
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $58,900
Nearest income peer: Pocahontas, IA (+ $886 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 Palmer
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palmer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Plover · lowest
Plover · lowest
$48,542 median HH income
- Rolfe · near
Rolfe · near
$57,500 median HH income
- Palmer · this city
Palmer · this city
$59,583 median HH income
- Pocahontas · near
Pocahontas · near
$60,469 median HH income
- Laurens · near
Laurens · near
$63,802 median HH income
- Havelock · near
Havelock · near
$64,583 median HH income
- Fonda · highest
Fonda · highest
$73,438 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, Palmer, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 29th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 394
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $59,583
- 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 $59,583 and poverty 18.7% concentrate in 50571.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palmer as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, Klemme is the closest lower-income city and Harcourt the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palmer.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 50571, is all of Palmer
There is no split to weigh here: 50571 holds every one of Palmer's 394 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Palmer
Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 61 employees , annual payroll $4,112k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50571 (5 units) .
ZIP Codes in Palmer, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Pocahontas County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palmer. See the Pocahontas County roll-up →
Palmer lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Pocahontas County: Laurens, Fonda and Havelock earn more and Rolfe, Plover and Varina earn less. Fonda marks the far end of that range at $73,438, 23% above Palmer.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50571 | 394 | $59,583 | 5 | 3 |
Palmer 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 Palmer, .