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Thompson, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thompson, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 775. 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 THOMPSON-IA · Thompson, IA 1 ZIPs · 775 pop · #22187/25278 · Winnebago County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $48,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22187/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Scarville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 775
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $93,200

Nearest income peer: Scarville, IA (+ $1,477 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 Thompson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Thompson 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, Thompson, 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.

12th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
775
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$48,750
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 ($48,750 average) · poverty 6.1%. The primary code (50478) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Thompson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Thompson reads through its lone ZIP, 50478

775 ACS residents, one ZIP: 50478 is not the leading code inside Thompson, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Thompson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 97 employees , annual payroll $5,887k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50478 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Thompson, IA

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

Thompson sits in the lower half of Winnebago County on income: Forest City, Lake Mills and Buffalo Center report more, and only Rake reports less. Leland marks the far end of that range at $77,868, 60% above Thompson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50478 775 $48,750 19 4
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Thompson 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 Thompson, .