Buena Vista
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Iowa
Buena Vista is a sparsely populated county in Iowa with 8 ZIP codes, 20,506 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buena Vista, IA sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 49%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 20,506
- combined ZIP population
- 8
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $68,066
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Buena Vista lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 19021, 8 ZIPs, combined population 20,506). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (8 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 19021.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
8
Total ZIPs
20,506
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Buena Vista
Side-by-side: Compare 50588 vs 51002 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Buena Vista?
Buena Vista has a total population of 20,506 across 8 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Buena Vista?
Buena Vista includes 8 ZIP codes: 50588, 51002, 50568, 50585, 50510, 50565, 51033, 50576.