
Iowa · Census place 16545
Correctionville, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Correctionville, Iowa (Correctionville, IA — Census place “Correctionville city”) is 768 residents, ranking #370 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $51,125, the median home is worth $83,000 and median gross rent runs $775 a month. Looking for the Correctionville Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Correctionville, IA: 51016.
- Population
- 768Correctionville city residents
- Median household income
- $51,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $83,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.4%Owner-occupied households
Correctionville ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Correctionville.
The Correctionville IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Correctionville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Correctionville city median would spend about 18.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.8% of residents and 89.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Correctionville city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Correctionville city is a very small community in Iowa, with 768 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #370 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 35.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Correctionville city earn a median of $51,125 a year, 34.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 14.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Correctionville city is valued at $83,000, 72.6% below the national figure and 47% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $775 a month, 44.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,300 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 89.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 768 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Correctionville city against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Iowa.
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- Keosauqua city 1,014
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Correctionville city?
- Correctionville city has 768 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #370 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Correctionville city?
- Median household income in Correctionville city is $51,125 a year, 34.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Correctionville city?
- Median gross rent is $775 a month and the median home value is $83,000, so rent absorbs about 18.2% of median household income.
- Is Correctionville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Correctionville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Correctionville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.