PlainZIP

Brookston, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brookston, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 607. 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 BROOKSTON-MN · Brookston, MN 1 ZIPs · 607 pop · #17291/25278 · St. Louis County

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

  • INC-MID $61,250
  • RANK-LOWER #17291/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ely
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 607
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $208,100

Nearest income peer: Ely, MN (+ $758 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 Brookston

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
607
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,250
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,250 and poverty 23.3% concentrate in 55711.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Le Roy is the closest lower-income city and Deer River the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brookston.

Population concentration

Brookston reads through its lone ZIP, 55711

607 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55711 is not the leading code inside Brookston, 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 Brookston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 149 employees , annual payroll $5,893k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55711 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (6) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Brookston, MN

These ZIP codes sit in St. Louis County, which covers 46 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brookston. See the St. Louis County roll-up →

Brookston lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing St. Louis County: Duluth, Saginaw and Gilbert earn more and Hibbing, Virginia and Chisholm earn less. Saginaw marks the far end of that range at $93,792, 53% above Brookston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55711 607 $61,250 13 4
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Brookston 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 Brookston, .