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Saint James, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saint James, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,098. 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 SAINT-JAMES-MN · Saint James, MN 1 ZIPs · 6,098 pop · #14332/25278 · Watonwan County

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

  • INC-MID $67,337
  • RANK-MID #14332/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Odin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,098
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,800

Nearest income peer: Odin, MN ( $670 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 Saint James

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,098
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,337
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 $67,337 and poverty 16.0% concentrate in 56081.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Saint James as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Elizabeth is the closest lower-income city and Wabasso the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Saint James.

Population concentration

Saint James reads through its lone ZIP, 56081

6,098 ACS residents, one ZIP: 56081 is not the leading code inside Saint James, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Saint James's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 141 establishments, 1,908 employees , annual payroll $93,440k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56081 (141 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (22) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Saint James, MN

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Watonwan County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Saint James, Madelia, Butterfield and Lewisville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. La Salle marks the far end of that range at $105,000, 56% above Saint James.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56081 6,098 $67,337 141 13
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Saint James 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 Saint James, .