Vail, IA · standard
ZIP Code 51465
Crawford County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 733
- 5/sq mi
- $72,917
- Median income
- $125,000
- Median home value
- 22.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Vail pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 49%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 19th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 51465 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 51465 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 141.0 square miles in Vail, Crawford County, Iowa. The area is home to 733 residents, producing a population density of 5 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 51465 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 51465 sits at $72,917 (5% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $33,238. The poverty rate stands at 22.5% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $125,000 (29% below the state average) with median rent at $588 per month, and 90.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 51465 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Crawford County, so you can benchmark 51465 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 51465, Vail, 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
733
Population
141.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 51465?
38.8
Median Age
42.5%
Male
57.5%
Female
8.3%
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?
$72,917
Median Household Income
-5% vs state
$33,238
Per Capita Income
22.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 51465 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$72,917 Top 49% higher than 51% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
257
Total Housing Units
228
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
3.02
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$125,000
Median Home Value
-29% vs state
$588
Median Rent
1952
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 51465, employing approximately 42 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,723,000.
12
Businesses
42
Employees
$1.7M
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 51465 vs 51467 →
ZIP 51465 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51465
Vail (51465)
733 residents
- 51467
Westside (51467)
615 residents
- 51448
Kiron (51448)
611 residents
- 51441
Deloit (51441)
353 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 51465 ranks the most populous — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 51465 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51467
Westside (51467)
$81,250 median income
- 51448
Kiron (51448)
$76,058 median income
- 51465
Vail (51465)
$72,917 median income
- 51441
Deloit (51441)
$48,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 51465 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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