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Howard Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howard Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,887. 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 HOWARD-LAKE-MN · Howard Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 3,887 pop · #4543/25278 · Wright County

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

  • INC-HIGH $99,444
  • RANK-TOP #4543/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Montrose
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,887
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $321,300

Nearest income peer: Montrose, MN (+ $2,545 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 Howard Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Howard 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, Howard Lake, 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
3,887
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,444
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 $99,444 and home value $321,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 23.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Howard Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Watertown is the closest lower-income city and Dodge Center the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Howard Lake.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 55349, is all of Howard Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 55349 holds every one of Howard Lake's 3,887 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 Howard Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 96 establishments, 1,214 employees , annual payroll $61,774k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55349 (96 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (23) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Howard Lake, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Wright County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Howard Lake. See the Wright County roll-up →

Howard Lake lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Wright County: Saint Michael, Albertville and Delano earn more and Buffalo, Monticello and Annandale earn less. Hanover marks the far end of that range at $157,071, 58% above Howard Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55349 3,887 $99,444 96 23
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Howard 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 Howard Lake, .