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Williamson, IA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Williamson, Iowa (Williamson, IA — Census place “Williamson city”) is 228 residents, ranking #672 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $53,438, the median home is worth $47,500 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Williamson Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Williamson, IA: 50272.

Population
228Williamson city residents
Median household income
$53,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$47,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
—Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
88.6%Owner-occupied households

Williamson ZIP codes (Iowa)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Williamson.

The Williamson 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 Williamson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

The median home costs 0.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.8% of residents and 88.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Williamson city, IA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Williamson city is a very small community in Iowa, with 228 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #672 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 34% of them. The median age here is 34.2 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 Williamson city earn a median of $53,438 a year, 32% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 26.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Williamson city is valued at $47,500, 84.3% below the national figure and 70% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 0.9×, 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. 88.6% 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. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 228 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Williamson city against its county rather than against national figures.

The Census withheld gross rent for Williamson city because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Williamson city?
Williamson city has 228 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #672 of 1,026 in Iowa.
What is the median household income in Williamson city?
Median household income in Williamson city is $53,438 a year, 32% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Williamson city?
Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $47,500.
Is Williamson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 0.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Williamson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
How current is this Williamson 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.