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.

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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.

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, 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 .

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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, .