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Elk River, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elk River, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 36,440. 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 ELK-RIVER-MN · Elk River, MN 1 ZIPs · 36,440 pop · #2535/25278 · Sherburne County

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

  • INC-TOP $115,761
  • RANK-TOP #2535/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Clear Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,440
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $382,600

Nearest income peer: Clear Lake, MN ( $4,154 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 Elk River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elk River 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, Elk River, MN sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,440
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,761
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 $115,761 and home value $382,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 34.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elk River as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, New Prague is the closest lower-income city and Champlin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elk River.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 55330, is all of Elk River

There is no split to weigh here: 55330 holds every one of Elk River's 36,440 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 Elk River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,219 establishments, 14,598 employees , annual payroll $756,634k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55330 (1,219 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (250) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Elk River, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Sherburne County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elk River. See the Sherburne County roll-up →

Elk River sits in the upper half of Sherburne County on income: Saint Cloud, Zimmerman and Becker report less, while Big Lake reports more. Saint Cloud marks the far end of that range at $58,148, 50% below Elk River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55330 36,440 $115,761 1,219 135
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Elk River 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 Elk River, .