Slayton, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Slayton, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,164. 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 SLAYTON-MN · Slayton, MN 1 ZIPs · 3,164 pop · #12444/25278 · Murray County

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

  • INC-MID $71,875
  • RANK-MID #12444/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Avoca
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,164
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $187,300

Nearest income peer: Avoca, MN ( $208 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 Slayton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Slayton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Slayton, MN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,164
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,875
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 56172 (3,164 residents). Household income $71,875 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Slayton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56172, is all of Slayton

There is no split to weigh here: 56172 holds every one of Slayton's 3,164 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Slayton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 130 establishments, 961 employees , annual payroll $42,172k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56172 (130 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (23) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Slayton, MN

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

Slayton lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Murray County: Tracy, Lake Wilson and Chandler earn more and Currie, Iona and Dovray earn less. Chandler marks the far end of that range at $97,321, 35% above Slayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56172 3,164 $71,875 130 10

Slayton 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 Slayton, .