Benton
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Minnesota
Benton is a smaller county in Minnesota with 4 ZIP codes, 30,822 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benton, MN sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 8%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 30,822
- combined ZIP population
- 4
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $96,295
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Benton lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 27009, 4 ZIPs, combined population 30,822). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
High income on only 4 ZIPs: the county page and the ZIP page nearly describe the same place. Prefer the ZIP detail for ACS household fields; keep this page for the FIPS join to county-level rents and crime tables.
Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 27009 averages as uniform.
Within Minnesota, Goodhue is the closest lower-income county and Dodge the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 9 and 7 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benton. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
4
Total ZIPs
30,822
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Benton
Side-by-side: Compare 56379 vs 56329 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Benton?
Benton has a total population of 30,822 across 4 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Benton?
Benton includes 4 ZIP codes: 56379, 56329, 56367, 56357.