Thief River Falls, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thief River Falls, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,690. 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 THIEF-RIVER-FALLS-MN · Thief River Falls, MN 1 ZIPs · 12,690 pop · #9753/25278 · Pennington County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,599
  • RANK-UPPER #9753/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Hilaire
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,690
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $196,000

Nearest income peer: Saint Hilaire, MN (+ $568 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 Thief River Falls

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

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,690
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,599
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 56701 (12,690 residents). Household income $78,599 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Thief River Falls as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Claremont is the closest lower-income city and Hines the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Thief River Falls.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56701, is all of Thief River Falls

There is no split to weigh here: 56701 holds every one of Thief River Falls's 12,690 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 Thief River Falls's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 346 establishments, 8,832 employees , annual payroll $533,918k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56701 (346 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (62) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Thief River Falls, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Pennington County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thief River Falls. See the Pennington County roll-up →

No other city sharing Pennington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Thief River Falls. Goodridge sits below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Goodridge marks the far end of that range at $72,917, 7% below Thief River Falls.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56701 12,690 $78,599 346 13

Thief River Falls 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 Thief River Falls, .