PlainZIP

Thayer, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thayer, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 282. 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 THAYER-IA · Thayer, IA 1 ZIPs · 282 pop · #15782/25278 · Union County

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

  • INC-MID $64,211
  • RANK-LOWER #15782/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shannon City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 282
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $175,000

Nearest income peer: Shannon City, IA ( $1,086 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 Thayer

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
282
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,211
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 $64,211 and poverty 4.4% concentrate in 50254.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Thayer reads through its lone ZIP, 50254

282 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50254 is not the leading code inside Thayer, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Thayer

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 5 employees , annual payroll $736k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50254 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Thayer, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thayer. See the Union County roll-up →

No other city sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Thayer. Creston, Afton and Lorimor sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Creston marks the far end of that range at $58,015, 10% below Thayer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50254 282 $64,211 4 3
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Thayer 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 Thayer, .