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Carlton, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carlton, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,281. 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 CARLTON-MN · Carlton, MN 1 ZIPs · 3,281 pop · #5025/25278 · Carlton County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,546
  • RANK-TOP #5025/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wrenshall
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,281
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $319,100

Nearest income peer: Wrenshall, MN ( $9,507 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 Carlton

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

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,281
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,546
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $96,546 and home value $319,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 29.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Rochester is the closest lower-income city and Courtland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carlton.

Population concentration

Carlton reads through its lone ZIP, 55718

3,281 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55718 is not the leading code inside Carlton, 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 Carlton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 62 establishments, 621 employees , annual payroll $45,913k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55718 (62 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (12) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Carlton, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Carlton County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carlton. See the Carlton County roll-up →

Carlton sits in the upper half of Carlton County on income: Cloquet, Moose Lake and Barnum report less, while Esko reports more. Kettle River marks the far end of that range at $61,538, 36% below Carlton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55718 3,281 $96,546 62 21
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Carlton 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 Carlton, .