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Rockwell City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rockwell City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,405. 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 ROCKWELL-CITY-IA · Rockwell City, IA 1 ZIPs · 2,405 pop · #17349/25278 · Calhoun County

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

  • INC-MID $61,108
  • RANK-LOWER #17349/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Farnhamville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,405
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $126,000

Nearest income peer: Farnhamville, IA (+ $1,236 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 Rockwell City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rockwell City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rockwell City, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,405
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,108
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,108 and poverty 9.1% concentrate in 50579.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rockwell City as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Clinton is the closest lower-income city and Chariton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rockwell City.

Population concentration

Rockwell City's single ZIP 50579 carries the town

Rockwell City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50579 is the entire residential footprint (2,405 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 Rockwell City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 378 employees , annual payroll $14,896k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50579 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Rockwell City, IA

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

Rockwell City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Calhoun County: Manson, Lake City and Lohrville earn more and Pomeroy and Somers earn less. Lohrville marks the far end of that range at $86,563, 42% above Rockwell City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50579 2,405 $61,108 77 7
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Rockwell City 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 Rockwell City, .