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Pocahontas, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pocahontas, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,181. 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 POCAHONTAS-IA · Pocahontas, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,181 pop · #17682/25278 · Pocahontas County

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

  • INC-MID $60,469
  • RANK-LOWER #17682/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palmer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,181
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,300

Nearest income peer: Palmer, 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 Pocahontas

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,181
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,469
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 $60,469 and poverty 11.3% concentrate in 50574.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pocahontas as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Dakota City is the closest lower-income city and Davenport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pocahontas.

Population concentration

Pocahontas reads through its lone ZIP, 50574

2,181 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50574 is not the leading code inside Pocahontas, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Pocahontas's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 90 establishments, 647 employees , annual payroll $26,649k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50574 (90 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Health care and social assistance · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Pocahontas, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Pocahontas County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pocahontas. See the Pocahontas County roll-up →

Pocahontas 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, 21% above Pocahontas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50574 2,181 $60,469 90 8
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Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas, .