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Ruthton, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ruthton, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 587. 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 RUTHTON-MN · Ruthton, MN 1 ZIPs · 587 pop · #18473/25278 · Pipestone County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,750
  • RANK-LOWER #18473/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jasper
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 587
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $100,000

Nearest income peer: Jasper, MN ( $375 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 Ruthton

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
587
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,750
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 $58,750 and poverty 15.3% concentrate in 56170.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ruthton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Ruthton's single ZIP 56170 carries the town

Ruthton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56170 is the entire residential footprint (587 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 Ruthton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 113 employees , annual payroll $5,624k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56170 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Utilities (3) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ruthton, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Pipestone County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ruthton. See the Pipestone County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Pipestone County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ruthton, Pipestone, Edgerton and Holland among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Holland marks the far end of that range at $78,125, 33% above Ruthton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56170 587 $58,750 19 3
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Ruthton 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 Ruthton, .