Rowan, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rowan, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 275. 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 ROWAN-IA · Rowan, IA 1 ZIPs · 275 pop · #12172/25278 · Wright County

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

  • INC-MID $72,542
  • RANK-MID #12172/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Clarion
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 275
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $69,300

Nearest income peer: Clarion, IA ( $5,292 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 Rowan

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

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
275
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,542
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 50470 (275 residents). Household income $72,542 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rowan as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50470, is all of Rowan

There is no split to weigh here: 50470 holds every one of Rowan's 275 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rowan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $2,009k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50470 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Rowan, IA

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

Rowan lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Wright County: Dows, Woolstock and Galt earn more and Eagle Grove, Clarion and Belmond earn less. Galt marks the far end of that range at $173,542, 139% above Rowan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50470 275 $72,542 6 4

Rowan 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 Rowan, .