PlainZIP

Perham, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Perham, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,993. 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 PERHAM-MN · Perham, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,993 pop · #13733/25278 · Otter Tail County

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

  • INC-MID $68,770
  • RANK-MID #13733/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parkers Prairie
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,993
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $286,500

Nearest income peer: Parkers Prairie, MN (+ $1,771 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 Perham

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

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,993
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,770
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 $68,770 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 56573.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Perham as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Willow River is the closest lower-income city and Willmar the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Perham.

Population concentration

Perham's single ZIP 56573 carries the town

Perham is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56573 is the entire residential footprint (5,993 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 Perham's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 248 establishments, 4,377 employees , annual payroll $240,024k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56573 (248 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (44) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Perham, MN

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

Perham sits in the lower half of Otter Tail County on income: Pelican Rapids, New York Mills and Battle Lake report more, Fergus Falls and Henning report less. Vergas marks the far end of that range at $88,000, 28% above Perham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56573 5,993 $68,770 248 17
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Perham 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 Perham, .