PlainZIP

Hayward, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hayward, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 486. 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 HAYWARD-MN · Hayward, MN 1 ZIPs · 486 pop · #4834/25278 · Freeborn County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $97,708
  • RANK-TOP #4834/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hartland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 486
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,100

Nearest income peer: Hartland, MN ( $7,958 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 Hayward

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

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
486
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$97,708
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 $97,708 and home value $177,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 19.4%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Correll is the closest lower-income city and Lester Prairie the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hayward.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56043, is all of Hayward

There is no split to weigh here: 56043 holds every one of Hayward's 486 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 Hayward's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 98 employees , annual payroll $3,633k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56043 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (4) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hayward, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Freeborn County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hayward. See the Freeborn County roll-up →

No other city sharing Freeborn County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hayward. Albert Lea, Glenville and Alden sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Freeborn marks the far end of that range at $50,000, 49% below Hayward.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56043 486 $97,708 14 9
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Hayward 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 Hayward, .