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Big Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,208. 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 BIG-LAKE-MN · Big Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 18,208 pop · #2050/25278 · Sherburne County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $121,711
  • RANK-TOP #2050/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Elk River
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,208
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $361,100

Nearest income peer: Elk River, MN ( $5,950 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 Big Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Big Lake 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, Big Lake, MN sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,208
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$121,711
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $121,711 and home value $361,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Cedar is the closest lower-income city and Mayer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Lake.

Population concentration

Big Lake's single ZIP 55309 carries the town

Big Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 55309 is the entire residential footprint (18,208 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 Big Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 395 establishments, 3,636 employees , annual payroll $194,514k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55309 (395 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (92) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Big Lake, MN

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

No other city sharing Sherburne County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Big Lake. Saint Cloud, Elk River and Zimmerman sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Saint Cloud marks the far end of that range at $58,148, 52% below Big Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55309 18,208 $121,711 395 107
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Big Lake 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 Big Lake, .