Swaledale, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Swaledale, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 347. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SWALEDALE-IA · Swaledale, IA 1 ZIPs · 347 pop · #20975/25278 · Cerro Gordo County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,321
- RANK-BOTTOM #20975/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Meservey
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 74% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 347
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $83,000
Nearest income peer: Meservey, IA ( $5,071 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 Swaledale
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Swaledale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Meservey · lowest
Meservey · lowest
$47,250 median HH income
- Swaledale · this city
Swaledale · this city
$52,321 median HH income
- Rock Falls · near
Rock Falls · near
$63,750 median HH income
- Mason City · near
Mason City · near
$66,072 median HH income
- Thornton · near
Thornton · near
$68,750 median HH income
- Ventura · highest
Ventura · highest
$98,289 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Swaledale, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 347
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,321
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,321 average) · poverty 26.4%. The primary code (50477) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Swaledale as a pure owner town.
Within Iowa, South English is the closest lower-income city and Audubon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Swaledale.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 50477, is all of Swaledale
There is no split to weigh here: 50477 holds every one of Swaledale's 347 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 Swaledale's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 47 employees , annual payroll $2,934k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50477 (6 units) .
ZIP Codes in Swaledale, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Cerro Gordo County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Swaledale. See the Cerro Gordo County roll-up →
Swaledale sits in the lower half of Cerro Gordo County on income: Mason City, Clear Lake and Rockwell report more, and only Meservey reports less. Ventura marks the far end of that range at $98,289, 88% above Swaledale.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50477 | 347 | $52,321 | 6 | 6 |
Swaledale 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 Swaledale, .