Pella, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pella, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,939. 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 PELLA-IA · Pella, IA 1 ZIPs · 13,939 pop · #7202/25278 · Marion County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $86,807
  • RANK-UPPER #7202/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Tracy
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,939
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $301,400

Nearest income peer: Tracy, IA ( $3,369 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 Pella

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pella 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, Pella, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,939
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,807
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 50219 (13,939 residents). Household income $86,807 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pella as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Central City is the closest lower-income city and Logan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pella.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50219, is all of Pella

There is no split to weigh here: 50219 holds every one of Pella's 13,939 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Pella's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 520 establishments, 13,326 employees , annual payroll $988,857k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50219 (520 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (78) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Pella, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pella. See the Marion County roll-up →

Pella sits in the upper half of Marion County on income: Knoxville, Pleasantville and Melcher Dallas report less, while Swan and Columbia report more. Hamilton marks the far end of that range at $47,143, 46% below Pella.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50219 13,939 $86,807 520 46

Pella 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 Pella, .