Mount Auburn, IA · standard
ZIP Code 52313
Benton County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 397
- 5/sq mi
- $91,146
- Median income
- $208,300
- Median home value
- 12.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Mount Auburn pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 26%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 46th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 52313 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 52313 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 82.7 square miles in Mount Auburn, Benton County, Iowa. The area is home to 397 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 52313 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 52313 sits at $91,146 (19% above the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $41,674. The poverty rate stands at 4.2% and the unemployment rate at 2.9%. On housing, the median home value is $208,300 (19% above the state average) with median rent at $959 per month, and 79.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 52313 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 12.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.5, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Benton County, so you can benchmark 52313 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 52313, Mount Auburn, 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
397
Population
82.7
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 52313?
50.5
Median Age
49.8%
Male
50.2%
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?
$91,146
Median Household Income
+19% vs state
$41,674
Per Capita Income
4.2%
Poverty Rate
2.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 52313 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$91,146 Top 26% higher than 74% 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?
187
Total Housing Units
183
Occupied Units
4
Vacant Units
2.62
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$208,300
Median Home Value
+19% vs state
$959
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 52313, employing approximately 9 people with a combined annual payroll of $349,000.
5
Businesses
9
Employees
$349K
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 52313 vs 50651 →
ZIP 52313 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 52349
Vinton (52349)
7,643 residents
- 50651
La Porte City (50651)
3,578 residents
- 52229 721
Garrison (52229)
721 residents
- 52210 697
Brandon (52210)
697 residents
- 52313 397
Mount Auburn (52313)
397 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 52313 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 52313 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 52313
Mount Auburn (52313)
$91,146 median income
- 50651
La Porte City (50651)
$88,333 median income
- 52229
Garrison (52229)
$86,500 median income
- 52349
Vinton (52349)
$71,314 median income
- 52210
Brandon (52210)
$70,714 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 52313 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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