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Breckenridge, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Breckenridge, Minnesota (Breckenridge, MN — Census place “Breckenridge city”) is 3,369 residents, ranking #199 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $57,344, the median home is worth $142,000 and median gross rent runs $502 a month. Looking for the Breckenridge Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Breckenridge, MN: 56520.
- Population
- 3,369Breckenridge city residents
- Median household income
- $57,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $142,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $502Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.2%Owner-occupied households
Breckenridge ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Breckenridge.
The Breckenridge MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Breckenridge city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Breckenridge city median would spend about 10.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.8% of residents and 69.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Breckenridge city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Breckenridge city is a small town in Minnesota, with 3,369 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #199 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Breckenridge city earn a median of $57,344 a year, 27% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 22.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Breckenridge city is valued at $142,000, 53.2% below the national figure and 41% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $502 a month, 64.3% below the national figure, or roughly $6,024 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 10.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
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- Pine City city 3,339
- Eveleth city 3,470
- Jackson city 3,298
- Hanover city 3,495
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Breckenridge city?
- Breckenridge city has 3,369 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #199 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Breckenridge city?
- Median household income in Breckenridge city is $57,344 a year, 27% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Breckenridge city?
- Median gross rent is $502 a month and the median home value is $142,000, so rent absorbs about 10.5% of median household income.
- Is Breckenridge city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Breckenridge city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 10.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Breckenridge city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.