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Swea City, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Swea City, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 879. 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 SWEA-CITY-IA · Swea City, IA 1 ZIPs · 879 pop · #18908/25278 · Kossuth County

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

  • INC-MID $57,639
  • RANK-LOWER #18908/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lakota
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 879
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $64,000

Nearest income peer: Lakota, IA ( $3,889 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 Swea City

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
879
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,639
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 $57,639 and poverty 22.2% concentrate in 50590.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Swea City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Swea City's single ZIP 50590 carries the town

Swea City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50590 is the entire residential footprint (879 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Swea City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 142 employees , annual payroll $5,845k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50590 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Swea City, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Kossuth County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Swea City. See the Kossuth County roll-up →

Swea City sits in the lower half of Kossuth County on income: Algona, Bancroft and Whittemore report more, Lakota, Lone Rock and Ledyard report less. Wesley marks the far end of that range at $88,929, 54% above Swea City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50590 879 $57,639 22 4
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Swea 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 Swea City, .