What is the population of Chokio city?

Chokio city has 427 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #543 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Chokio city?

Median household income in Chokio city is $50,556 a year, 35.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chokio city?

Median gross rent is $764 a month and the median home value is $85,600, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.

Is Chokio city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chokio city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Chokio, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Chokio, Minnesota (Chokio, MN — Census place “Chokio city”) is 427 residents, ranking #543 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $50,556, the median home is worth $85,600 and median gross rent runs $764 a month. Looking for the Chokio Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chokio, MN: 56221.

Population: 427Chokio city residents
Median household income: $50,556Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $85,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $764Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.7%Owner-occupied households

Chokio ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chokio.

The Chokio MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

56221

What the numbers mean in Chokio city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chokio city median would spend about 18.1% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 75.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Chokio city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Chokio city is a very small community in Minnesota, with 427 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #543 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 40% of them. The median age here is 40.8 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 Chokio city earn a median of $50,556 a year, 35.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% 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 10.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Chokio city is valued at $85,600, 71.8% below the national figure and 64% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $764 a month, 45.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,168 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% 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 1.7×, 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. 75.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 427 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Chokio city against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Chokio city?: Chokio city has 427 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #543 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Chokio city?: Median household income in Chokio city is $50,556 a year, 35.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chokio city?: Median gross rent is $764 a month and the median home value is $85,600, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
Is Chokio city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chokio city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Chokio 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.