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Elbow Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elbow Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,994. 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 ELBOW-LAKE-MN · Elbow Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,994 pop · #11282/25278 · Grant County

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

  • INC-MID $74,583
  • RANK-MID #11282/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barrett
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,994
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $154,100

Nearest income peer: Barrett, MN (+ $0 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 Elbow Lake

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,994
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,583
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 56531 (1,994 residents). Household income $74,583 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elbow Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Morris is the closest lower-income city and Pine City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elbow Lake.

Population concentration

Elbow Lake's single ZIP 56531 carries the town

Elbow Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56531 is the entire residential footprint (1,994 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 Elbow Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 72 establishments, 661 employees , annual payroll $32,394k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56531 (72 units) ; leading NAICS Finance and insurance (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Elbow Lake, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Grant County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elbow Lake. See the Grant County roll-up →

Elbow Lake lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Grant County: Ashby, Herman and Norcross earn more and Hoffman and Wendell earn less. Norcross marks the far end of that range at $118,889, 59% above Elbow Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56531 1,994 $74,583 72 5
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Elbow Lake 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 Elbow Lake, .