Silver Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Silver Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,063. 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 SILVER-LAKE-MN · Silver Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,063 pop · #6706/25278 · McLeod County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $88,661
  • RANK-UPPER #6706/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Lester Prairie
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,063
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $243,300

Nearest income peer: Lester Prairie, MN (+ $9,280 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 Silver Lake

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

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,063
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$88,661
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 55381 (2,063 residents). Household income $88,661 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Silver Lake's single ZIP 55381 carries the town

Silver Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 55381 is the entire residential footprint (2,063 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Silver Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 37 establishments, 160 employees , annual payroll $5,744k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55381 (37 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Silver Lake, MN

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

Silver Lake lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing McLeod County: Lester Prairie, Brownton and Plato earn more and Hutchinson, Glencoe and Winsted earn less. Winsted marks the far end of that range at $72,800, 18% below Silver Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55381 2,063 $88,661 37 18

Silver 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 Silver Lake, .