Dickens, IA · standard
ZIP Code 51333
Clay County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 522
- 3/sq mi
- $110,833
- Median income
- $195,600
- Median home value
- 21.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Dickens pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 13%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 42th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 51333 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 51333 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 168.4 square miles in Dickens, Clay County, Iowa. The area is home to 522 residents, producing a population density of 3 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 51333 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 51333 sits at $110,833 (45% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $55,984. The poverty rate stands at 3.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.9%. On housing, the median home value is $195,600 (11% above the state average) with median rent at $1,097 per month, and 92.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 51333 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Clay County, so you can benchmark 51333 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 51333, Dickens, IA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
522
Population
168.4
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 51333?
52.9
Median Age
51.9%
Male
48.1%
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?
$110,833
Median Household Income
+45% vs state
$55,984
Per Capita Income
3.8%
Poverty Rate
0.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 51333 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$110,833 Top 13% higher than 87% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
202
Total Housing Units
164
Occupied Units
38
Vacant Units
2.28
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$195,600
Median Home Value
+11% vs state
$1,097
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 51333, employing approximately 98 people with a combined annual payroll of $11,186,000.
9
Businesses
98
Employees
$11.2M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 51333 vs 51358 →
ZIP 51333 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51301
Spencer (51301)
12,691 residents
- 51358 1,310
Ruthven (51358)
1,310 residents
- 51333 522
Dickens (51333)
522 residents
- 50515 279
Ayrshire (50515)
279 residents
- 51343 238
Greenville (51343)
238 residents
- 51341 49
Gillett Grove (51341)
49 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 51333 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 51333 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51333
Dickens (51333)
$110,833 median income
- 51358
Ruthven (51358)
$64,583 median income
- 51301
Spencer (51301)
$63,402 median income
- 50515
Ayrshire (50515)
$63,333 median income
- 51343
Greenville (51343)
$60,625 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 51333 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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