PlainZIP

Rolfe, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rolfe, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 996. 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 ROLFE-IA · Rolfe, IA 1 ZIPs · 996 pop · #18976/25278 · Pocahontas County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,500
  • RANK-LOWER #18976/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Palmer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 996
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $93,000

Nearest income peer: Palmer, IA (+ $2,083 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 Rolfe

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
996
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,500
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,500 and poverty 11.3% concentrate in 50581.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rolfe as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Rolfe reads through its lone ZIP, 50581

996 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50581 is not the leading code inside Rolfe, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rolfe's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 91 employees , annual payroll $3,794k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50581 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (4) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rolfe, IA

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

Rolfe sits in the lower half of Pocahontas County on income: Pocahontas, Laurens and Fonda report more, Plover and Varina report less. Fonda marks the far end of that range at $73,438, 28% above Rolfe.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50581 996 $57,500 21 4
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Rolfe 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 Rolfe, .