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Salem, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 887. 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 SALEM-IA · Salem, IA 1 ZIPs · 887 pop · #6156/25278 · Henry County

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

  • INC-HIGH $91,071
  • RANK-UPPER #6156/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wayland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 887
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,300

Nearest income peer: Wayland, IA ( $6,288 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 Salem

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
887
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,071
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,071 and home value $245,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 29.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Sully is the closest lower-income city and Mount Auburn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem.

Population concentration

Salem's single ZIP 52649 carries the town

Salem is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52649 is the entire residential footprint (887 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 54 employees , annual payroll $1,937k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52649 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, IA

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

No other city sharing Henry County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Salem. Mount Pleasant, New London and Wayland sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Olds marks the far end of that range at $49,375, 46% below Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52649 887 $91,071 17 7
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Salem 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 Salem, .