Carson, IA · standard
ZIP Code 51525
Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,184
- 8/sq mi
- $82,308
- Median income
- $196,700
- Median home value
- 26.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Carson pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 35%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 43th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 51525 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 51525 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, home to just 1,184 residents across 155.8 square miles, a density of 8 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 51525 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $82,308 (7% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $40,458. Poverty here runs at 6.5%, with unemployment measured at 2.2%. On housing, the median home value is $196,700 (12% above the state average) with median rent at $728 per month, and 83.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.7, and the average commute is 31 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 3 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 51525, plus 6 more within Pottawattamie County, give a clearer read than the 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 51525, Carson, 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
1,184
Population
155.8
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 51525?
46.7
Median Age
48.8%
Male
51.2%
Female
0.7%
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?
$82,308
Median Household Income
+7% vs state
$40,458
Per Capita Income
6.5%
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Unemployment Rate
30.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 51525 ranks nationally
Carson, IA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$82,308 Top 35% higher than 65% 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?
476
Total Housing Units
464
Occupied Units
12
Vacant Units
2.30
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$196,700
Median Home Value
+12% vs state
$728
Median Rent
1964
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 51525, employing approximately 62 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,893,000.
19
Businesses
62
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 26.3% |
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 51525 vs 51549 →
ZIP 51525 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51560
Oakland (51560)
2,099 residents
- 51525
Carson (51525)
1,184 residents
- 51549 465
Macedonia (51549)
465 residents
- 51541 363
Henderson (51541)
363 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 51525 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 51525 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 51541
Henderson (51541)
$91,875 median income
- 51525
Carson (51525)
$82,308 median income
- 51560
Oakland (51560)
$75,481 median income
- 51549
Macedonia (51549)
$72,500 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 51525 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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