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Prior Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Prior Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,811. 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 PRIOR-LAKE-MN · Prior Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 29,811 pop · #987/25278 · Scott County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $145,499
  • RANK-TOP #987/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elko New Market
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,811
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $467,400

Nearest income peer: Elko New Market, MN ( $1,415 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 Prior Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Prior Lake 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, Prior Lake, MN sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,811
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$145,499
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 $145,499 and home value $467,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Minnetonka is the closest lower-income city and Loretto the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Prior Lake.

Population concentration

Prior Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 55372

29,811 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55372 is not the leading code inside Prior Lake, 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 Prior Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 808 establishments, 9,447 employees , annual payroll $442,458k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55372 (808 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (162) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Prior Lake, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Scott County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Prior Lake. See the Scott County roll-up →

No other city sharing Scott County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Prior Lake. Shakopee, Savage and New Prague sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Belle Plaine marks the far end of that range at $102,522, 30% below Prior Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55372 29,811 $145,499 808 201
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Prior Lake 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 Prior Lake, .