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Clara City, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clara City, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,984. 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 CLARA-CITY-MN · Clara City, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,984 pop · #12641/25278 · Chippewa County

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

  • INC-MID $71,429
  • RANK-MID #12641/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,984
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,600

Nearest income peer: Milan, MN ( $804 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 Clara City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clara City 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, Clara City, 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
1,984
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,429
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 56222 (1,984 residents). Household income $71,429 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clara City as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Truman is the closest lower-income city and Saint Peter the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clara City.

Population concentration

Clara City's single ZIP 56222 carries the town

Clara City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56222 is the entire residential footprint (1,984 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Clara City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 61 establishments, 378 employees , annual payroll $19,928k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56222 (61 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (10) · also Finance and insurance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Clara City, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Chippewa County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clara City. See the Chippewa County roll-up →

Clara City sits in the lower half of Chippewa County on income: Montevideo, Kerkhoven and Maynard report more, and only Watson reports less. Watson marks the far end of that range at $44,167, 38% below Clara City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56222 1,984 $71,429 61 8
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Clara City 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 Clara City, .