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Waite Park, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waite Park, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,734. 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 WAITE-PARK-MN · Waite Park, MN 1 ZIPs · 6,734 pop · #18320/25278 · Stearns County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $59,009
  • RANK-LOWER #18320/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Saint Cloud
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,734
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $232,200

Nearest income peer: Saint Cloud, MN (+ $10,161 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 Waite Park

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,734
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,009
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 $59,009 and poverty 22.4% concentrate in 56387.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,129 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Minnesota, Schroeder is the closest lower-income city and Buhl the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waite Park.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56387, is all of Waite Park

There is no split to weigh here: 56387 holds every one of Waite Park's 6,734 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 Waite Park's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 414 establishments, 8,483 employees , annual payroll $380,913k (~61 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56387 (414 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (84) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Waite Park, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Stearns County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waite Park. See the Stearns County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Stearns County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waite Park, Saint Cloud, Sartell and Saint Joseph among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Avon marks the far end of that range at $105,164, 78% above Waite Park.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56387 6,734 $59,009 414 307
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Waite Park 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 Waite Park, .