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Spirit Lake, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Spirit Lake, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,031. 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 SPIRIT-LAKE-IA · Spirit Lake, IA 1 ZIPs · 8,031 pop · #10755/25278 · Dickinson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $75,882
  • RANK-MID #10755/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Superior
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,031
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $271,700

Nearest income peer: Superior, IA ( $257 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 Spirit Lake

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

Top 43%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,031
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$75,882
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 51360 (8,031 residents). Household income $75,882 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Spirit Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Richland is the closest lower-income city and Aurelia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Spirit Lake.

Population concentration

Spirit Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 51360

8,031 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51360 is not the leading code inside Spirit Lake, 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 Spirit Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 399 establishments, 4,949 employees , annual payroll $238,147k (~50 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51360 (399 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (59) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Spirit Lake, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Dickinson County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Spirit Lake. See the Dickinson County roll-up →

Spirit Lake lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Dickinson County: Lake Park and Arnolds Park earn more and Milford, Okoboji and Terril earn less. Arnolds Park marks the far end of that range at $89,167, 18% above Spirit Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51360 8,031 $75,882 399 28
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Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake, .