Curlew, IA · standard
ZIP Code 50527
Palo Alto County, Iowa - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 223
- 2/sq mi
- 31.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 50527 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Curlew, Palo Alto County, Iowa, home to just 223 residents across 139.4 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 50527, but per-capita income is $75,078. Poverty here runs at 6.6%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Median home value sits at -, median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 94.4%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 31.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.3, and the average commute is -. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Palo Alto County, so you can benchmark 50527 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 50527, Curlew, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
223
Population
139.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 50527?
63.3
Median Age
50.9%
Male
49.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$75,078
Per Capita Income
6.6%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
104
Total Housing Units
54
Occupied Units
50
Vacant Units
1.96
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1951
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 50527 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 50554
Laurens (50554)
1,625 residents
- 50562 527
Mallard (50562)
527 residents
- 50546 346
Havelock (50546)
346 residents
- 50515 279
Ayrshire (50515)
279 residents
- 50527 223
Curlew (50527)
223 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 50527 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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