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Polk City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Polk City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,724. 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 POLK-CITY-IA · Polk City, IA 1 ZIPs · 4,724 pop · #791/25278 · Polk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $153,011
  • RANK-TOP #791/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Bondurant
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,724
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $417,500

Nearest income peer: Bondurant, IA ( $18,105 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 Polk City

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

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,724
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$153,011
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $153,011 and home value $417,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Saint Anthony is the closest lower-income city and Van Meter the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Polk City.

Population concentration

Polk City's single ZIP 50226 carries the town

Polk City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50226 is the entire residential footprint (4,724 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Polk City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 159 establishments, 936 employees , annual payroll $47,129k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50226 (159 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (33) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Polk City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Polk City. See the Polk County roll-up →

No other city sharing Polk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Polk City. Des Moines, West Des Moines and Ankeny sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Des Moines marks the far end of that range at $67,584, 56% below Polk City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50226 4,724 $153,011 159 49
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Polk City 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 Polk City, .