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Richland, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Richland, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 988. 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 RICHLAND-IA · Richland, IA 1 ZIPs · 988 pop · #10779/25278 · Washington County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $75,809
  • RANK-MID #10779/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over West Chester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 988
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $142,000

Nearest income peer: West Chester, IA ( $8,082 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 Richland

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

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
988
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,809
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52585 (988 residents). Household income $75,809 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Richland as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Elkport is the closest lower-income city and Spirit Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Richland.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52585, is all of Richland

There is no split to weigh here: 52585 holds every one of Richland's 988 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Richland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 164 employees , annual payroll $6,967k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52585 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Richland, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Richland. See the Washington County roll-up →

Richland lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Washington County: Kalona, Riverside and Ainsworth earn more and Washington, Wellman and Brighton earn less. Brighton marks the far end of that range at $55,000, 27% below Richland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52585 988 $75,809 27 7
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Richland 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 Richland, .