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Primghar, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Primghar, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,359. 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 PRIMGHAR-IA · Primghar, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,359 pop · #13441/25278 · O'Brien County

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

  • INC-MID $69,531
  • RANK-MID #13441/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sheldon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,359
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $149,700

Nearest income peer: Sheldon, IA ( $732 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 Primghar

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,359
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,531
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 $69,531 and poverty 19.5% concentrate in 51245.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Primghar as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Soldier is the closest lower-income city and Manchester the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Primghar.

Population concentration

Primghar reads through its lone ZIP, 51245

1,359 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51245 is not the leading code inside Primghar, 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 Primghar's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 259 employees , annual payroll $10,628k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51245 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (7) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Primghar, IA

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

Primghar lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing O'Brien County: Hartley, Paullina and Archer earn more and Sanborn, Sutherland and Calumet earn less. Archer marks the far end of that range at $108,058, 55% above Primghar.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51245 1,359 $69,531 42 7
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Primghar 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 Primghar, .