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Waterville, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterville, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,021. 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 WATERVILLE-MN · Waterville, MN 1 ZIPs · 3,021 pop · #6965/25278 · Le Sueur County

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

  • INC-HIGH $87,679
  • RANK-UPPER #6965/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cleveland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,021
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $278,000

Nearest income peer: Cleveland, MN (+ $377 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 Waterville

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,021
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,679
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 56096 (3,021 residents). Household income $87,679 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waterville as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56096, is all of Waterville

There is no split to weigh here: 56096 holds every one of Waterville's 3,021 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Waterville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 348 employees , annual payroll $12,720k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56096 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (12) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Waterville, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Le Sueur County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterville. See the Le Sueur County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Le Sueur County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waterville, Le Center, Kasota and Elysian among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Elysian marks the far end of that range at $93,375, 6% above Waterville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56096 3,021 $87,679 68 22
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Waterville 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 Waterville, .