Ringsted, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ringsted, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 646. 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 RINGSTED-IA · Ringsted, IA 1 ZIPs · 646 pop · #12534/25278 · Emmet County

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

  • INC-MID $71,645
  • RANK-MID #12534/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wallingford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 646
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $106,500

Nearest income peer: Wallingford, IA (+ $22 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 Ringsted

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
646
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,645
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 50578 (646 residents). Household income $71,645 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ringsted as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50578, is all of Ringsted

There is no split to weigh here: 50578 holds every one of Ringsted's 646 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ringsted

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $1,460k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50578 (8 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Ringsted, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Emmet County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ringsted. See the Emmet County roll-up →

Ringsted lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Emmet County: Dolliver earns more and Estherville earns less. Dolliver marks the far end of that range at $93,036, 30% above Ringsted.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50578 646 $71,645 8 3

Ringsted 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 Ringsted, .