Kirkville, IA · standard
ZIP Code 52566
Wapello County, Iowa — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 168
- 62/sq mi
- $58,750
- Median income
- $93,300
- Median home value
- 1.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Kirkville pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 27th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 62
- people per sq mi
- 96%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 52566 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 52566 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 2.7 square miles in Kirkville, Wapello County, Iowa. The area is home to 168 residents, producing a population density of 62 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 52566 against Iowa and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 52566 sits at $58,750 (23% below the Iowa average), while per-capita income is $27,982. The poverty rate stands at 8.6% and the unemployment rate at 5.6%. On housing, the median home value is $93,300 (47% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 95.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 52566 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 1.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 47.4, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Wapello County, so you can benchmark 52566 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 52566, Kirkville, 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
168
Population
2.7
Area (sq mi)
62
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 52566?
47.4
Median Age
53.8%
Male
46.2%
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?
$58,750
Median Household Income
-23% vs state
$27,982
Per Capita Income
8.6%
Poverty Rate
5.6%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 52566 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$58,750 27th percentile higher than 27% 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?
104
Total Housing Units
94
Occupied Units
10
Vacant Units
2.83
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$93,300
Median Home Value
-47% vs state
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 52566 vs 52543 →
ZIP 52566 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 52501
Ottumwa (52501)
30,220 residents
- 52561 962
Fremont (52561)
962 residents
- 52595 416
University Park (52595)
416 residents
- 52543 291
Cedar (52543)
291 residents
- 52566 168
Kirkville (52566)
168 residents
- 52548 97
Chillicothe (52548)
97 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 52566 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 52566 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 52543
Cedar (52543)
$83,511 median income
- 52561
Fremont (52561)
$76,058 median income
- 52548
Chillicothe (52548)
$75,750 median income
- 52595
University Park (52595)
$66,667 median income
- 52501
Ottumwa (52501)
$63,426 median income
- 52566
Kirkville (52566)
$58,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 52566 ranks #6 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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