Medford, MN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Medford, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,476. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MEDFORD-MN · Medford, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,476 pop · #6273/25278 · Steele County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $90,625
- RANK-UPPER #6273/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Owatonna
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 86% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,476
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $247,800
Nearest income peer: Owatonna, MN ( $5,719 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 Medford
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Medford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hope · lowest
Hope · lowest
$61,042 median HH income
- Blooming Prair · near
Blooming Prair · near
$75,208 median HH income
- Owatonna · near
Owatonna · near
$84,906 median HH income
- Medford · this city
Medford · this city
$90,625 median HH income
- Ellendale · highest
Ellendale · highest
$100,169 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Medford, MN sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 25%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,476
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $90,625
- 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 $90,625 and home value $247,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 22.0%.
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, Pengilly is the closest lower-income city and Belview the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Medford.
Population concentration
Medford reads through its lone ZIP, 55049
2,476 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55049 is not the leading code inside Medford, 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 Medford's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 67 establishments, 550 employees , annual payroll $16,387k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55049 (67 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .
ZIP Codes in Medford, MN
These ZIP codes sit in Steele County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Medford. See the Steele County roll-up →
Medford sits in the upper half of Steele County on income: Owatonna, Blooming Prairie and Hope report less, while Ellendale reports more. Hope marks the far end of that range at $61,042, 33% below Medford.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55049 | 2,476 | $90,625 | 67 | 20 |
Medford 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 Medford, .