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Blue Earth, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Blue Earth, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,531. 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 BLUE-EARTH-MN · Blue Earth, MN 1 ZIPs · 4,531 pop · #12584/25278 · Faribault County

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

  • INC-MID $71,553
  • RANK-MID #12584/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Winnebago
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,531
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $176,900

Nearest income peer: Winnebago, MN ( $2,553 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 Blue Earth

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,531
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,553
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 56013 (4,531 residents). Household income $71,553 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Blue Earth as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Grove City is the closest lower-income city and Wabasha the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Blue Earth.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56013, is all of Blue Earth

There is no split to weigh here: 56013 holds every one of Blue Earth's 4,531 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Blue Earth's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 162 establishments, 1,932 employees , annual payroll $97,027k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56013 (162 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (27) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Blue Earth, MN

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

Blue Earth lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Faribault County: Minnesota Lake, Easton and Delavan earn more and Wells, Winnebago and Elmore earn less. Elmore marks the far end of that range at $49,954, 30% below Blue Earth.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56013 4,531 $71,553 162 10
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Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth, .