Sibley, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sibley, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,593. 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 SIBLEY-IA · Sibley, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,593 pop · #17127/25278 · Osceola County

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

  • INC-MID $61,500
  • RANK-LOWER #17127/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Harris
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,593
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,700

Nearest income peer: Harris, IA ( $7,199 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 Sibley

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,593
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,500
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 $61,500 and poverty 22.5% concentrate in 51249.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sibley as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Sibley reads through its lone ZIP, 51249

3,593 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51249 is not the leading code inside Sibley, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Sibley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 129 establishments, 1,510 employees , annual payroll $63,995k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51249 (129 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Sibley, IA

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

Sibley sits in the lower half of Osceola County on income: Ocheyedan, Ashton and Melvin report more, and only Harris reports less. Ashton marks the far end of that range at $82,917, 35% above Sibley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51249 3,593 $61,500 129 11

Sibley 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 Sibley, .