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Backus, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Backus, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,372. 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 BACKUS-MN · Backus, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,372 pop · #16649/25278 · Cass County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,381
  • RANK-LOWER #16649/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Motley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,372
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $256,800

Nearest income peer: Motley, MN ( $471 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 Backus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Backus 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, Backus, MN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,372
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,381
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 $62,381 and poverty 15.7% concentrate in 56435.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Fairfax is the closest lower-income city and Askov the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Backus.

Population concentration

Backus's single ZIP 56435 carries the town

Backus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56435 is the entire residential footprint (2,372 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Backus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 366 employees , annual payroll $17,639k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56435 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Backus, MN

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

Backus lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Cass County: Cass Lake, Pillager and Walker earn more and Pine River, Longville and Bena earn less. Pillager marks the far end of that range at $85,950, 38% above Backus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56435 2,372 $62,381 52 6
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Backus 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 Backus, .