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Elgin, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elgin, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,042. 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 ELGIN-MN · Elgin, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,042 pop · #4438/25278 · Wabasha County

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

  • INC-HIGH $100,078
  • RANK-TOP #4438/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mazeppa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,042
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $316,500

Nearest income peer: Mazeppa, MN ( $1,520 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 Elgin

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

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,042
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,078
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 $100,078 and home value $316,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 32.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Dexter is the closest lower-income city and Ellendale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elgin.

Population concentration

Elgin's single ZIP 55932 carries the town

Elgin is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 55932 is the entire residential footprint (2,042 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 Elgin's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 57 establishments, 289 employees , annual payroll $13,191k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55932 (57 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (21) · also Other services (except public administration) · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Elgin, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Wabasha County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elgin. See the Wabasha County roll-up →

No other city sharing Wabasha County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elgin. Lake City, Plainview and Wabasha sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Reads Landing marks the far end of that range at $58,125, 42% below Elgin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55932 2,042 $100,078 57 16
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Elgin 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 Elgin, .