PlainZIP

Staples, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Staples, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,384. 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 STAPLES-MN · Staples, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,384 pop · #17896/25278 · Todd County

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

  • INC-MID $59,920
  • RANK-LOWER #17896/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bertha
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,384
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $191,700

Nearest income peer: Bertha, MN (+ $425 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 Staples

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,384
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,920
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 $59,920 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 56479.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Staples as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Staples's single ZIP 56479 carries the town

Staples is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56479 is the entire residential footprint (5,384 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 Staples's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 149 establishments, 1,932 employees , annual payroll $104,939k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56479 (149 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (28) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Staples, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Todd County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Staples. See the Todd County roll-up →

Staples sits in the lower half of Todd County on income: Long Prairie, Browerville and Grey Eagle report more, Eagle Bend, Clarissa and Aldrich report less. Burtrum marks the far end of that range at $84,297, 41% above Staples.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56479 5,384 $59,920 149 11
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Staples 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 Staples, .