Reads Landing, MN · standard
ZIP Code 55968
Wabasha County, Minnesota — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 121
- 30/sq mi
- $58,125
- Median income
- $236,100
- Median home value
- 14.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Reads Landing pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 26th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 46%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 30
- people per sq mi
- 73%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 55968 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 55968 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 4.1 square miles in Reads Landing, Wabasha County, Minnesota. The area is home to 121 residents, producing a population density of 30 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 55968 against Minnesota and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 55968 sits at $58,125 (29% below the Minnesota average), while per-capita income is $32,040. The poverty rate stands at 27.8% and the unemployment rate at 5.3%. On housing, the median home value is $236,100 (8% below the state average) with median rent at $1,056 per month, and 73.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 55968 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.9, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Wabasha County, so you can benchmark 55968 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 55968, Reads Landing, MN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
121
Population
4.1
Area (sq mi)
30
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 55968?
57.9
Median Age
62.9%
Male
37.1%
Female
8.6%
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?
$58,125
Median Household Income
-29% vs state
$32,040
Per Capita Income
27.8%
Poverty Rate
5.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 55968 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$58,125 26th percentile higher than 26% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
99
Total Housing Units
75
Occupied Units
24
Vacant Units
2.01
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$236,100
Median Home Value
-8% vs state
$1,056
Median Rent
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 55968 vs 55981 →
ZIP 55968 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 55981
Wabasha (55981)
3,961 residents
- 54759 1,533
Pepin (54759)
1,533 residents
- 55945 1,458
Kellogg (55945)
1,458 residents
- 54756 916
Nelson (54756)
916 residents
- 54769 502
Stockholm (54769)
502 residents
- 55968 121
Reads Landing (55968)
121 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 55968 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 55968 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54759
Pepin (54759)
$80,750 median income
- 55945
Kellogg (55945)
$80,284 median income
- 54769
Stockholm (54769)
$78,125 median income
- 54756
Nelson (54756)
$75,625 median income
- 55981
Wabasha (55981)
$71,607 median income
- 55968
Reads Landing (55968)
$58,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 55968 ranks #6 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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