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Ralston, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ralston, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 75. 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 RALSTON-IA · Ralston, IA 1 ZIPs · 75 pop · #16214/25278 · Carroll County

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

  • INC-MID $63,333
  • RANK-LOWER #16214/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Breda
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 75
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $75,000

Nearest income peer: Breda, IA ( $1,407 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 Ralston

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
75
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,333
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 $63,333 and poverty 29.6% concentrate in 51459.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ralston as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Ralston's single ZIP 51459 carries the town

Ralston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51459 is the entire residential footprint (75 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 Ralston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 72 employees , annual payroll $6,987k (~40 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51459 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Ralston, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Carroll County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ralston. See the Carroll County roll-up →

Ralston sits in the lower half of Carroll County on income: Carroll, Manning and Coon Rapids report more, and only Lanesboro reports less. Dedham marks the far end of that range at $87,750, 39% above Ralston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51459 75 $63,333 3 55
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Ralston 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 Ralston, .