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Story City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Story City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,420. 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 STORY-CITY-IA · Story City, IA 1 ZIPs · 4,420 pop · #4311/25278 · Story County

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

  • INC-HIGH $100,864
  • RANK-TOP #4311/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maxwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,420
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $239,600

Nearest income peer: Maxwell, IA ( $2,345 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 Story City

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

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,420
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,864
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 $100,864 and home value $239,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Story City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50248, is all of Story City

There is no split to weigh here: 50248 holds every one of Story City's 4,420 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Story City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 124 establishments, 1,860 employees , annual payroll $98,768k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50248 (124 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Story City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Story County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Story City. See the Story County roll-up →

Story City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Story County: Huxley, Slater and Gilbert earn more and Ames, Nevada and Roland earn less. Ames marks the far end of that range at $63,065, 37% below Story City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50248 4,420 $100,864 124 21
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Story City 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 Story City, .