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Watson, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watson, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 310. 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 WATSON-MN · Watson, MN 1 ZIPs · 310 pop · #23233/25278 · Chippewa County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,167
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23233/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Milan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 310
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $86,100

Nearest income peer: Milan, MN (+ $26,458 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 Watson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Watson 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, Watson, MN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
310
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,167
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($44,167 average) · poverty 21.6%. The primary code (56295) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56295, is all of Watson

There is no split to weigh here: 56295 holds every one of Watson's 310 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 Watson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 45 employees , annual payroll $2,020k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56295 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Watson, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Chippewa County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watson. See the Chippewa County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Chippewa County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Watson, Montevideo, Clara City and Kerkhoven among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Kerkhoven marks the far end of that range at $82,571, 87% above Watson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56295 310 $44,167 11 5
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Watson 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 Watson, .