Comparison to Surrounding Areas
The median household income ($72,400) for 51246 is less than the median household income for 51230 ($75,625), 51241 ($87,446), 51242 ($95,625), 51243 ($83,750), 56138 ($78,631), and Lyon County ($76,746). But it's more than 51235 ($71,016), 51237 ($61,667), 56129 ($62,614), 56173 ($59,286), and Rock Rapids city ($63,942).
| 51246 | $72,400 |
| Rock Rapids city | $63,942 |
| Lyon County | $76,746 |
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The average household income ($90,051) for 51246 is less than the average household income for 51242 ($112,741), 51235 ($100,392), 51241 ($105,398), 56138 ($100,671), 51243 ($93,687), 56129 ($97,163), and Lyon County ($95,299). But it's more than 51230 ($77,292), 51237 ($76,837), 56173 ($77,778), and Rock Rapids city ($78,708).
| 51246 | $90,051 |
| Rock Rapids city | $78,708 |
| Lyon County | $95,299 |
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The per-capita income for 51246 is $31,514. The per capita income ($31,514) for 51246 is less than the per capita income for 56173 ($31,572), 51235 ($40,773), 51237 ($34,014), 51241 ($41,199), 51242 ($39,556), 51243 ($39,039), 56129 ($36,565), 56138 ($39,447), and Lyon County ($36,117). But it's more than 51230 ($30,405) and Rock Rapids city ($31,022).
| 51246 | $31,514 |
| Rock Rapids city | $31,022 |
| Lyon County | $36,117 |
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9.5% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (9.5%) for 51246 is more than 56173 (1.5%), 56129 (6.3%), 56138 (9.1%), 51230 (1.1%), 51235 (5.4%), 51237 (3.5%), 51241 (7.8%), 51242 (7.9%), 51243 (4.1%), Lyon County (7.9%), and Rock Rapids city (4.2%).
| 51246 | 9.5% |
| Rock Rapids city | 4.2% |
| Lyon County | 7.9% |
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| under 25 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51246 | $61,250 | $87,697 | $101,484 | $49,816 |
| Rock Rapids city | $-1 | $76,806 | $97,917 | $47,019 |
| Lyon County | $64,583 | $87,162 | $99,028 | $44,301 |
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All income statistics above are the most current, comparable income statistics available from the US Census Bureau and are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. You can find this information and other demographics for 51246 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.
Margins of error for the income data are:
| Median Household Income | Average Household Income | Per Capita Income | High Income Households | Median Household Income by Age of Householder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 25 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65+ | |||||
| 51246 | +/-$6,958 | +/-$8,283 | +/-$2,588 | +/-3.5% | +/-$15,418 | +/-$22,037 | +/-$23,088 | +/-$3,314 |
| Rock Rapids city | +/-$12,563 | +/-$8,026 | +/-$2,864 | +/-2.7% | +/-$-1 | +/-$31,878 | +/-$26,323 | +/-$8,328 |
| Lyon County | +/-$7,073 | +/-$5,555 | +/-$1,874 | +/-1.7% | +/-$8,861 | +/-$5,118 | +/-$11,976 | +/-$6,584 |