Red Oak, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Red Oak, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,035. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet RED-OAK-IA · Red Oak, IA 1 ZIPs · 7,035 pop · #19342/25278 · Montgomery County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $56,637
- RANK-LOWER #19342/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Elliott
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 64% owners
- POP-TOWN 7,035
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $134,200
Nearest income peer: Elliott, IA (+ $8,738 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 Red Oak
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Red Oak on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Red Oak · this city · lowest
Red Oak · this city · lowest
$56,637 median HH income
- Elliott · near
Elliott · near
$65,375 median HH income
- Grant · near
Grant · near
$68,125 median HH income
- Stanton · highest
Stanton · highest
$86,438 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Red Oak, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 23rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 7,035
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $56,637
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,637 average) · poverty 17.2%. The primary code (51566) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.7%) for this income tier, rent $829 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Iowa, Garber is the closest lower-income city and Keokuk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Red Oak.
Population concentration
Red Oak reads through its lone ZIP, 51566
7,035 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51566 is not the leading code inside Red Oak, 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 Red Oak's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 207 establishments, 2,900 employees , annual payroll $138,717k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51566 (207 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (30) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Red Oak, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Red Oak. See the Montgomery County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Montgomery County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Red Oak, Stanton, Elliott and Grant among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Stanton marks the far end of that range at $86,438, 53% above Red Oak.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51566 | 7,035 | $56,637 | 207 | 15 |
Red Oak 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 Red Oak, .