PlainZIP

Balaton, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Balaton, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,366. 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 BALATON-MN · Balaton, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,366 pop · #15883/25278 · Lyon County

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

  • INC-MID $64,000
  • RANK-LOWER #15883/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Taunton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,366
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,300

Nearest income peer: Taunton, MN ( $562 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 Balaton

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

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,366
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,000
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 $64,000 and poverty 11.7% concentrate in 56115.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Balaton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56115, is all of Balaton

There is no split to weigh here: 56115 holds every one of Balaton's 1,366 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Balaton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 123 employees , annual payroll $4,509k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56115 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Finance and insurance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Balaton, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Lyon County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Balaton. See the Lyon County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Lyon County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Balaton, Marshall, Minneota and Cottonwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cottonwood marks the far end of that range at $104,375, 63% above Balaton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56115 1,366 $64,000 32 4
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Balaton 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 Balaton, .