PlainZIP

Kettle River, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kettle River, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 866. 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 KETTLE-RIVER-MN · Kettle River, MN 1 ZIPs · 866 pop · #17106/25278 · Carlton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,538
  • RANK-LOWER #17106/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cloquet
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 866
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,700

Nearest income peer: Cloquet, MN (+ $2,629 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 Kettle River

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

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
866
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,538
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 $61,538 and poverty 9.2% concentrate in 55757.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Geneva is the closest lower-income city and Bruno the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kettle River.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 55757, is all of Kettle River

There is no split to weigh here: 55757 holds every one of Kettle River's 866 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Kettle River

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 60 employees , annual payroll $4,580k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55757 (10 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Kettle River, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Carlton County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kettle River. See the Carlton County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Carlton County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kettle River, Cloquet, Esko and Moose Lake among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Esko marks the far end of that range at $118,260, 92% above Kettle River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55757 866 $61,538 10 3
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Kettle 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 Kettle River, .