Brownsville, MN · standard
ZIP Code 55919
Houston County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 985
- 9/sq mi
- $77,917
- Median income
- $223,300
- Median home value
- 23.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Brownsville pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 41%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 55919 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 55919 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Brownsville, Houston County, Minnesota, home to just 985 residents across 111.9 square miles, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 55919 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $77,917 (5% below the Minnesota average), while per-capita income is $50,661. The poverty rate stands at 3.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.4%. Housing costs here run $223,300 for a typical home value (13% below the state average), with rent averaging $675 a month; 93.3% of homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.4, and the average commute is 25 minutes. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Houston County, so you can benchmark 55919 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 55919, Brownsville, MN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
985
Population
111.9
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 55919?
50.4
Median Age
57.0%
Male
43.0%
Female
0.8%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$77,917
Median Household Income
-5% vs state
$50,661
Per Capita Income
3.8%
Poverty Rate
0.4%
Unemployment Rate
25.4 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 55919 ranks nationally
Brownsville, MN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$77,917 Top 41% higher than 59% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
484
Total Housing Units
451
Occupied Units
33
Vacant Units
2.30
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$223,300
Median Home Value
-13% vs state
$675
Median Rent
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 55919, employing approximately 197 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,900,000.
16
Businesses
197
Employees
$6.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 25.0% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 18.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 55919 vs 55941 →
ZIP 55919 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54658
Stoddard (54658)
2,501 residents
- 54632
Genoa (54632)
1,247 residents
- 55919 985
Brownsville (55919)
985 residents
- 55941 969
Hokah (55941)
969 residents
- 55931 330
Eitzen (55931)
330 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 55919 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 55919 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54632
Genoa (54632)
$82,500 median income
- 55919
Brownsville (55919)
$77,917 median income
- 55931
Eitzen (55931)
$77,917 median income
- 54658
Stoddard (54658)
$73,438 median income
- 55941
Hokah (55941)
$72,500 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 55919 ranks #2 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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