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Washta, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Washta, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 510. 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 WASHTA-IA · Washta, IA 1 ZIPs · 510 pop · #21975/25278 · Cherokee County

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

  • INC-MID $49,375
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21975/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Quimby
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 510
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $77,500

Nearest income peer: Quimby, IA (+ $7,745 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 Washta

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

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
510
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,375
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 ($49,375 average) · poverty 19.3%. The primary code (51061) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Washta reads through its lone ZIP, 51061

510 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51061 is not the leading code inside Washta, 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 Washta's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 25 employees , annual payroll $1,016k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51061 (10 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Washta, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Washta. See the Cherokee County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Cherokee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Washta, Cherokee, Marcus and Aurelia among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Larrabee marks the far end of that range at $86,042, 74% above Washta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51061 510 $49,375 10 4
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Washta 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 Washta, .