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Watkins, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watkins, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,643. 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 WATKINS-MN · Watkins, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,643 pop · #4983/25278 · Meeker County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $96,786
  • RANK-TOP #4983/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over South Haven
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,643
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $273,700

Nearest income peer: South Haven, MN ( $3,125 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 Watkins

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

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,643
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,786
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $96,786 and home value $273,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 10.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watkins as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Watkins reads through its lone ZIP, 55389

2,643 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55389 is not the leading code inside Watkins, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Watkins's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 63 establishments, 514 employees , annual payroll $26,555k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55389 (63 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (21) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Watkins, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Meeker County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watkins. See the Meeker County roll-up →

No other city sharing Meeker County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Watkins. Litchfield, Dassel and South Haven sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Litchfield marks the far end of that range at $63,295, 35% below Watkins.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55389 2,643 $96,786 63 14
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Watkins 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 Watkins, .