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West Bend, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Bend, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,293. 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 WEST-BEND-IA · West Bend, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,293 pop · #5913/25278 · Palo Alto County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $92,000
  • RANK-UPPER #5913/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Graettinger
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,293
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $179,700

Nearest income peer: Graettinger, IA ( $7,134 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 West Bend

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Bend 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, West Bend, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,293
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,000
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,000 and home value $179,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 23.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Early is the closest lower-income city and Dexter the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Bend.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50597, is all of West Bend

There is no split to weigh here: 50597 holds every one of West Bend's 1,293 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into West Bend's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 463 employees , annual payroll $18,621k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50597 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Transportation and warehousing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in West Bend, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Palo Alto County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Bend. See the Palo Alto County roll-up →

West Bend sits in the upper half of Palo Alto County on income: Emmetsburg, Ruthven and Graettinger report less, while Cylinder reports more. Emmetsburg marks the far end of that range at $59,261, 36% below West Bend.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50597 1,293 $92,000 54 6
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West Bend 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 West Bend, .