New Ulm, MN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Ulm, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,759. 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 NEW-ULM-MN · New Ulm, MN 1 ZIPs · 16,759 pop · #13156/25278 · Brown County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $70,250
- RANK-MID #13156/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sanborn
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-TOWN 16,759
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $218,700
Nearest income peer: Sanborn, MN ( $1,083 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 New Ulm
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Ulm on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Springfield · lowest
Springfield · lowest
$64,375 median HH income
- Comfrey · near
Comfrey · near
$65,833 median HH income
- Sanborn · near
Sanborn · near
$69,167 median HH income
- New Ulm · this city
New Ulm · this city
$70,250 median HH income
- Sleepy Eye · near
Sleepy Eye · near
$73,000 median HH income
- Hanska · highest
Hanska · highest
$80,833 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, New Ulm, MN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 48th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 16,759
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $70,250
- 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 $70,250 and poverty 8.2% concentrate in 56073.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Ulm as a pure owner town.
Within Minnesota, Austin is the closest lower-income city and Olivia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Ulm.
Population concentration
New Ulm's single ZIP 56073 carries the town
New Ulm is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56073 is the entire residential footprint (16,759 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into New Ulm's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 499 establishments, 9,829 employees , annual payroll $497,545k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56073 (499 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (66) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in New Ulm, MN
These ZIP codes sit in Brown County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Ulm. See the Brown County roll-up →
New Ulm lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Brown County: Sleepy Eye and Hanska earn more and Springfield and Comfrey earn less. Hanska marks the far end of that range at $80,833, 15% above New Ulm.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56073 | 16,759 | $70,250 | 499 | 32 |
New Ulm 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 New Ulm, .