Lakefield, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lakefield, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,742. 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 LAKEFIELD-MN · Lakefield, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,742 pop · #10394/25278 · Jackson County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,844
  • RANK-MID #10394/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Heron Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,742
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $146,100

Nearest income peer: Heron Lake, MN ( $5,594 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 Lakefield

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

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,742
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,844
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 56150 (2,742 residents). Household income $76,844 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Cyrus is the closest lower-income city and Kandiyohi the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lakefield.

Population concentration

Lakefield reads through its lone ZIP, 56150

2,742 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56150 is not the leading code inside Lakefield, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Lakefield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 81 establishments, 796 employees , annual payroll $27,702k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56150 (81 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lakefield, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lakefield. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Lakefield lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Jackson County: Alpha and Okabena earn more and Jackson and Heron Lake earn less. Alpha marks the far end of that range at $98,125, 28% above Lakefield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56150 2,742 $76,844 81 6

Lakefield 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 Lakefield, .