PlainZIP

Faribault, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Faribault, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,732. 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 FARIBAULT-MN · Faribault, MN 1 ZIPs · 29,732 pop · #13714/25278 · Rice County

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

  • INC-MID $68,820
  • RANK-MID #13714/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Morristown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,732
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $280,200

Nearest income peer: Morristown, MN (+ $13,940 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 Faribault

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

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,732
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,820
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,820 and poverty 13.8% concentrate in 55021.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Faribault as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Willmar is the closest lower-income city and Browns Valley the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Faribault.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 55021, is all of Faribault

There is no split to weigh here: 55021 holds every one of Faribault's 29,732 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Faribault's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 733 establishments, 11,798 employees , annual payroll $633,202k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55021 (733 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (104) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Faribault, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Rice County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Faribault. See the Rice County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Rice County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Faribault, Northfield, Lonsdale and Morristown among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Webster marks the far end of that range at $132,917, 93% above Faribault.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55021 29,732 $68,820 733 64
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Faribault 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 Faribault, .