Browns Valley, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Browns Valley, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,082. 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 BROWNS-VALLEY-MN · Browns Valley, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,082 pop · #13711/25278 · Traverse County

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

  • INC-MID $68,833
  • RANK-MID #13711/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tintah
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,082
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $150,000

Nearest income peer: Tintah, MN (+ $2,417 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 Browns Valley

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

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,082
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,833
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 $68,833 and poverty 11.5% concentrate in 56219.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Browns Valley as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Faribault is the closest lower-income city and Albert Lea the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Browns Valley.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56219, is all of Browns Valley

There is no split to weigh here: 56219 holds every one of Browns Valley's 1,082 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 Browns Valley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 28 establishments, 189 employees , annual payroll $8,240k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56219 (28 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Browns Valley, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Traverse County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Browns Valley. See the Traverse County roll-up →

Browns Valley sits in the lower half of Traverse County on income: Dumont and Tintah report more, and only Wheaton reports less. Wheaton marks the far end of that range at $53,527, 22% below Browns Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56219 1,082 $68,833 28 6

Browns Valley 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 Browns Valley, .