14 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The population-weighted median household income is about $72,237, the median home value about $155,445, and 74.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 14
- ZIP codes
- 25.8K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Buena Vista County at a glance
- $72,237
- Median household income
- $155,445
- Median home value
- 37.2
- Median age
- 74.5%
- Owner-occupied
- 10,807
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Buena Vista County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 51047 | Peterson | 693 | 88.9% | $101,000 |
| 2 | 50592 | Truesdale | 187 | 43.4% | $100,076 |
| 3 | 51366 | Webb | 245 | 84.6% | $87,500 |
| 4 | 51020 | Galva | 632 | 63.2% | $80,066 |
| 5 | 50510 | Albert City | 1,042 | 83.7% | $76,397 |
Top 5 Buena Vista County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 50588 | Lakeside | 13,431 | 69.3% | $70,906 |
| 2 | 51002 | Alta | 2,787 | 77.8% | $70,625 |
| 3 | 50554 | Laurens | 1,653 | 73.1% | $63,802 |
| 4 | 51005 | Aurelia | 1,561 | 80.8% | $75,938 |
| 5 | 50568 | Newell | 1,384 | 80.3% | $75,250 |
Top 5 Buena Vista County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 50588 | Lakeside | 13,431 | 69.3% | $70,906 | $227.5M |
| 2 | 51002 | Alta | 2,787 | 77.8% | $70,625 | $57.8M |
| 3 | 51005 | Aurelia | 1,561 | 80.8% | $75,938 | $39.6M |
| 4 | 50554 | Laurens | 1,653 | 73.1% | $63,802 | $33.4M |
| 5 | 50568 | Newell | 1,384 | 80.3% | $75,250 | $31.7M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 50592 (Truesdale) at 1,282 people/sq mi. Least dense: 51366 (Webb) at 4 people/sq mi.
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