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Pelican Rapids, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pelican Rapids, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,454. 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 PELICAN-RAPIDS-MN · Pelican Rapids, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,454 pop · #9415/25278 · Otter Tail County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,475
  • RANK-UPPER #9415/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dent
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,454
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $298,800

Nearest income peer: Dent, MN (+ $25 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 Pelican Rapids

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

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,454
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,475
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 56572 (5,454 residents). Household income $79,475 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pelican Rapids as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Eden Valley is the closest lower-income city and Buffalo Lake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pelican Rapids.

Population concentration

Pelican Rapids reads through its lone ZIP, 56572

5,454 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56572 is not the leading code inside Pelican Rapids, 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 Pelican Rapids's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 149 establishments, 1,429 employees , annual payroll $75,395k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56572 (149 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (26) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Pelican Rapids, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Otter Tail County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pelican Rapids. See the Otter Tail County roll-up →

Pelican Rapids sits in the upper half of Otter Tail County on income: Fergus Falls, Perham and New York Mills report less, while Ottertail, Vergas and Dalton report more. Henning marks the far end of that range at $63,750, 20% below Pelican Rapids.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56572 5,454 $79,475 149 13
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Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids, .