What is the population of Cokato city?

Cokato city has 2,780 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #217 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Cokato city?

Median household income in Cokato city is $71,090 a year, 9.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $926 a month and the median home value is $216,100, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cokato city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Cokato, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Cokato, Minnesota (Cokato, MN — Census place “Cokato city”) is 2,780 residents, ranking #217 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $71,090, the median home is worth $216,100 and median gross rent runs $926 a month. Looking for the Cokato Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cokato, MN: 55321.

Population: 2,780Cokato city residents
Median household income: $71,090Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $216,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $926Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 67%Owner-occupied households

Cokato ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cokato.

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

55321

What the numbers mean in Cokato city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cokato city median would spend about 15.6% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 67% of households own their home.

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

Cokato city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Cokato city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,780 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #217 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 32.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 Cokato city earn a median of $71,090 a year, 9.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% 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 12.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Cokato city is valued at $216,100, 28.8% below the national figure and 10% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $926 a month, 34.1% below the national figure, or roughly $11,112 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.6% 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 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67% 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.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Cokato city?: Cokato city has 2,780 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #217 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Cokato city?: Median household income in Cokato city is $71,090 a year, 9.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cokato city?: Median gross rent is $926 a month and the median home value is $216,100, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.
Is Cokato city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cokato city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Cokato 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.