Luzerne, IA · standard
ZIP Code 52257
Benton County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 210
- 5/sq mi
- $94,464
- Median income
- 25.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Luzerne pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 52257 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 52257 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 40.4 square miles in Luzerne, Benton County, Iowa. The area is home to 210 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 52257 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 52257 sits at $94,464 (23% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $40,694. The poverty rate stands at 14.8% and the unemployment rate at 1.7%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 84.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 52257 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 25.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Benton County, so you can benchmark 52257 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 52257, Luzerne, 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
210
Population
40.4
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 52257?
62.3
Median Age
64.4%
Male
35.6%
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?
$94,464
Median Household Income
+23% vs state
$40,694
Per Capita Income
14.8%
Poverty Rate
1.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 52257 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$94,464 Top 23% higher than 77% 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?
100
Total Housing Units
97
Occupied Units
3
Vacant Units
2.23
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1945
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 52257 vs 52209 →
ZIP 52257 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 52301
Marengo (52301)
3,873 residents
- 52208
Belle Plaine (52208)
3,153 residents
- 52346 1,085
Van Horne (52346)
1,085 residents
- 52209 1,074
Blairstown (52209)
1,074 residents
- 52249 965
Keystone (52249)
965 residents
- 52225 447
Elberon (52225)
447 residents
- 52257 210
Luzerne (52257)
210 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 52257 ranks #7 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 52257 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 52346
Van Horne (52346)
$113,342 median income
- 52257
Luzerne (52257)
$94,464 median income
- 52209
Blairstown (52209)
$86,094 median income
- 52249
Keystone (52249)
$75,417 median income
- 52208
Belle Plaine (52208)
$74,127 median income
- 52301
Marengo (52301)
$70,150 median income
- 52225
Elberon (52225)
$61,944 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 52257 ranks #2 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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