Bigelow, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bigelow, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 399. 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 BIGELOW-MN · Bigelow, MN 1 ZIPs · 399 pop · #16156/25278 · Nobles County

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

  • INC-MID $63,438
  • RANK-LOWER #16156/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ellsworth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 399
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $133,000

Nearest income peer: Ellsworth, MN ( $824 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 Bigelow

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
399
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,438
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 $63,438 and poverty 8.6% concentrate in 56117.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bigelow as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bigelow reads through its lone ZIP, 56117

399 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56117 is not the leading code inside Bigelow, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bigelow's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 22 employees , annual payroll $961k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56117 (7 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Bigelow, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Nobles County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bigelow. See the Nobles County roll-up →

Bigelow sits in the lower half of Nobles County on income: Adrian, Brewster and Rushmore report more, and only Lismore reports less. Reading marks the far end of that range at $106,250, 67% above Bigelow.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56117 399 $63,438 7 6

Bigelow 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 Bigelow, .