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Bluffton, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bluffton, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 388. 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 BLUFFTON-MN · Bluffton, MN 1 ZIPs · 388 pop · #12738/25278 · Otter Tail County

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

  • INC-MID $71,250
  • RANK-MID #12738/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Erhard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 388
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,300

Nearest income peer: Erhard, MN ( $556 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 Bluffton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bluffton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bluffton, 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
388
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,250
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 56518 (388 residents). Household income $71,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Bluffton's single ZIP 56518 carries the town

Bluffton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56518 is the entire residential footprint (388 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 Bluffton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 27 employees , annual payroll $1,024k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56518 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Bluffton, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Otter Tail County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bluffton. See the Otter Tail County roll-up →

Bluffton sits in the lower half of Otter Tail County on income: Pelican Rapids, Battle Lake and Underwood report more, Fergus Falls, Perham and Henning report less. Vergas marks the far end of that range at $88,000, 24% above Bluffton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56518 388 $71,250 8 8
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Bluffton 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 Bluffton, .