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West Union, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Union, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,492. 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-UNION-IA · West Union, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,492 pop · #17950/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-MID $59,800
  • RANK-LOWER #17950/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maynard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,492
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,600

Nearest income peer: Maynard, IA ( $1,050 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 Union

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,492
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,800
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,800 and poverty 11.7% concentrate in 52175.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Union as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

West Union's single ZIP 52175 carries the town

West Union is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52175 is the entire residential footprint (3,492 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

Dense ZBP book packed into West Union's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 131 establishments, 1,428 employees , annual payroll $65,911k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52175 (131 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (28) · also Finance and insurance · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in West Union, IA

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

West Union lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Fayette County: Elgin, Hawkeye and Arlington earn more and Oelwein, Fayette and Wadena earn less. Saint Lucas marks the far end of that range at $110,938, 86% above West Union.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52175 3,492 $59,800 131 16
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West Union 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 Union, .