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Remsen, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Remsen, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,631. 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 REMSEN-IA · Remsen, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,631 pop · #5809/25278 · Plymouth County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $92,500
  • RANK-UPPER #5809/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Merrill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,631
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $219,700

Nearest income peer: Merrill, IA (+ $3,393 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 Remsen

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

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,631
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,500
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 $92,500 and home value $219,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 15.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Remsen's single ZIP 51050 carries the town

Remsen is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 51050 is the entire residential footprint (2,631 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 Remsen's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 70 establishments, 542 employees , annual payroll $20,664k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51050 (70 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Remsen, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Plymouth County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Remsen. See the Plymouth County roll-up →

Remsen sits in the upper half of Plymouth County on income: Le Mars, Akron and Kingsley report less, while Hinton and Merrill report more. Brunsville marks the far end of that range at $45,000, 51% below Remsen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51050 2,631 $92,500 70 7
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Remsen 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 Remsen, .