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Shafer, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shafer, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,222. 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 SHAFER-MN · Shafer, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,222 pop · #3474/25278 · Chisago County

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

  • INC-HIGH $106,625
  • RANK-TOP #3474/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harris
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,222
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $297,500

Nearest income peer: Harris, MN ( $2,071 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 Shafer

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

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,222
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$106,625
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 $106,625 and home value $297,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Becker is the closest lower-income city and Prinsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shafer.

Population concentration

Shafer reads through its lone ZIP, 55074

2,222 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55074 is not the leading code inside Shafer, 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 Shafer's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 175 employees , annual payroll $27,110k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55074 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Shafer, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Chisago County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shafer. See the Chisago County roll-up →

No other city sharing Chisago County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Shafer. North Branch, Wyoming and Rush City sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Rush City marks the far end of that range at $75,179, 29% below Shafer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55074 2,222 $106,625 40 25
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Shafer 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 Shafer, .