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Albert Lea, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Albert Lea, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,228. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALBERT-LEA-MN · Albert Lea, MN 1 ZIPs · 21,228 pop · #13703/25278 · Freeborn County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $68,846
  • RANK-MID #13703/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Emmons
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,228
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,900

Nearest income peer: Emmons, MN ( $989 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Albert Lea

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Albert Lea on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Albert Lea, MN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,228
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,846
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,846 and poverty 11.7% concentrate in 56007.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Albert Lea as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Browns Valley is the closest lower-income city and Winnebago the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Albert Lea.

Population concentration

Albert Lea reads through its lone ZIP, 56007

21,228 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56007 is not the leading code inside Albert Lea, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Albert Lea's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 588 establishments, 9,889 employees , annual payroll $499,912k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56007 (588 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (108) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Albert Lea, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Freeborn County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Albert Lea. See the Freeborn County roll-up →

Albert Lea sits in the lower half of Freeborn County on income: Glenville, Alden and Clarks Grove report more, Geneva, Freeborn and Twin Lakes report less. Hayward marks the far end of that range at $97,708, 42% above Albert Lea.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56007 21,228 $68,846 588 49
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Albert Lea roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Albert Lea, .