Van Wert, IA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Van Wert, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 453. 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 VAN-WERT-IA · Van Wert, IA 1 ZIPs · 453 pop · #8658/25278 · Decatur County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-HIGH $81,875
- RANK-UPPER #8658/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Weldon
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 91% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 453
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $83,800
Nearest income peer: Weldon, IA ( $17,330 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 Van Wert
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Van Wert on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Grand River · lowest
Grand River · lowest
$38,125 median HH income
- Lamoni · near
Lamoni · near
$57,443 median HH income
- Leon · near
Leon · near
$63,333 median HH income
- Garden Grove · near
Garden Grove · near
$64,063 median HH income
- Weldon · near
Weldon · near
$64,545 median HH income
- Van Wert · this city · highest
Van Wert · this city · highest
$81,875 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, Van Wert, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 34%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 453
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $81,875
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 50262 (453 residents). Household income $81,875 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Iowa, Ogden is the closest lower-income city and Moravia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Van Wert.
Population concentration
Van Wert's single ZIP 50262 carries the town
Van Wert is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50262 is the entire residential footprint (453 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Van Wert
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 3 employees , annual payroll $191k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50262 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Van Wert, IA
These ZIP codes sit in Decatur County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Van Wert. See the Decatur County roll-up →
No other city sharing Decatur County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Van Wert. Lamoni, Leon and Davis City sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Grand River marks the far end of that range at $38,125, 53% below Van Wert.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50262 | 453 | $81,875 | 3 | 5 |
Van Wert 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 Van Wert, .