PlainZIP

Benson, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benson, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,693. 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 BENSON-MN · Benson, MN 1 ZIPs · 4,693 pop · #19353/25278 · Swift County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,604
  • RANK-LOWER #19353/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Appleton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,693
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,500

Nearest income peer: Appleton, MN (+ $3,162 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 Benson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benson 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, Benson, MN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,693
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,604
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,604 average) · poverty 9.0%. The primary code (56215) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Benson reads through its lone ZIP, 56215

4,693 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56215 is not the leading code inside Benson, 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 Benson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 158 establishments, 2,310 employees , annual payroll $118,713k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56215 (158 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Benson, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Swift County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benson. See the Swift County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Swift County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Benson, Appleton, Murdock and Danvers among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Clontarf marks the far end of that range at $111,750, 97% above Benson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56215 4,693 $56,604 158 9
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Benson 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 Benson, .