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Wadena, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wadena, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 432. 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 WADENA-IA · Wadena, IA 1 ZIPs · 432 pop · #20975/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-MID $52,321
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20975/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oran
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 432
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $112,900

Nearest income peer: Oran, IA ( $580 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 Wadena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wadena 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, Wadena, 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
432
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 13.9%. The primary code (52169) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wadena 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 Wadena.

Population concentration

Wadena reads through its lone ZIP, 52169

432 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52169 is not the leading code inside Wadena, 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 Wadena's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 16 employees , annual payroll $479k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52169 (8 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Wadena, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Fayette County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wadena. See the Fayette County roll-up →

Wadena sits in the lower half of Fayette County on income: West Union, Fayette and Elgin report more, Oelwein and Randalia report less. Saint Lucas marks the far end of that range at $110,938, 112% above Wadena.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52169 432 $52,321 8 6
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Wadena 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 Wadena, .