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Lake Crystal, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake Crystal, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,902. 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 LAKE-CRYSTAL-MN · Lake Crystal, MN 1 ZIPs · 3,902 pop · #6183/25278 · Blue Earth County

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

  • INC-HIGH $90,987
  • RANK-UPPER #6183/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mapleton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,902
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $226,100

Nearest income peer: Mapleton, MN (+ $1,946 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 Lake Crystal

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,902
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$90,987
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 $90,987 and home value $226,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 32.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Birchdale is the closest lower-income city and Royalton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake Crystal.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56055, is all of Lake Crystal

There is no split to weigh here: 56055 holds every one of Lake Crystal's 3,902 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 Lake Crystal's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 92 establishments, 1,064 employees , annual payroll $59,439k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56055 (92 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (18) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Lake Crystal, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Blue Earth County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake Crystal. See the Blue Earth County roll-up →

Lake Crystal lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Blue Earth County: Eagle Lake, Madison Lake and Saint Clair earn more and Mankato, Good Thunder and Amboy earn less. Mankato marks the far end of that range at $69,531, 24% below Lake Crystal.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56055 3,902 $90,987 92 13
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Lake Crystal 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 Lake Crystal, .