
Minnesota · Census place 09604
Canby, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Canby, Minnesota (Canby, MN — Census place “Canby city”) is 1,563 residents, ranking #297 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $58,839, the median home is worth $131,800 and median gross rent runs $600 a month. Looking for the Canby Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Canby, MN: 56220.
- Population
- 1,563Canby city residents
- Median household income
- $58,839Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $131,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $600Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.7%Owner-occupied households
Canby ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Canby.
The Canby 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 Canby city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Canby city median would spend about 12.2% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 82.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Canby city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Canby city is a small town in Minnesota, with 1,563 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #297 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 67% of them. The median age here is 40.5 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 Canby city earn a median of $58,839 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Canby city is valued at $131,800, 56.6% below the national figure and 45% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $600 a month, 57.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.2% 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 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 82.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Minneota city 1,531
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- Lakeland city 1,510
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- Madison city 1,507
- Red Lake CDP 1,506
- Warren city 1,637
- Clara City city 1,497
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Canby city?
- Canby city has 1,563 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #297 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Canby city?
- Median household income in Canby city is $58,839 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Canby city?
- Median gross rent is $600 a month and the median home value is $131,800, so rent absorbs about 12.2% of median household income.
- Is Canby city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Canby city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Canby 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.