Sargeant, MN · standard
ZIP Code 55973
Mower County, Minnesota — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 285
- 4/sq mi
- $110,417
- Median income
- $286,100
- Median home value
- 19.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Sargeant pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 13%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 55973 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 55973 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 75.0 square miles in Sargeant, Mower County, Minnesota. The area is home to 285 residents, producing a population density of 4 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 55973 against Minnesota and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 55973 sits at $110,417 (34% above the Minnesota average), while per-capita income is $48,778. The poverty rate stands at 6.8% and the unemployment rate at 1.3%. On housing, the median home value is $286,100 (12% above the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 91.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 55973 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.5, and the average commute is 28 minutes. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Mower County, so you can benchmark 55973 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 55973, Sargeant, 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
285
Population
75.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 55973?
40.5
Median Age
46.6%
Male
53.4%
Female
2.4%
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?
$110,417
Median Household Income
+34% vs state
$48,778
Per Capita Income
6.8%
Poverty Rate
1.3%
Unemployment Rate
28.0 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 55973 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$110,417 Top 13% higher than 87% 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?
110
Total Housing Units
99
Occupied Units
11
Vacant Units
2.54
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$286,100
Median Home Value
+12% vs state
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 55973, employing approximately 33 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,278,000.
6
Businesses
33
Employees
$2.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 55973 vs 55940 →
ZIP 55973 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 55940
Hayfield (55940)
2,666 residents
- 55918 982
Brownsdale (55918)
982 residents
- 55926 853
Dexter (55926)
853 residents
- 55982 436
Waltham (55982)
436 residents
- 55973 285
Sargeant (55973)
285 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 55973 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 55973 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 55973
Sargeant (55973)
$110,417 median income
- 55982
Waltham (55982)
$102,344 median income
- 55926
Dexter (55926)
$100,000 median income
- 55940
Hayfield (55940)
$83,885 median income
- 55918
Brownsdale (55918)
$78,523 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 55973 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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