
Minnesota · Census place 15184
Deer Creek, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Deer Creek, Minnesota (Deer Creek, MN — Census place “Deer Creek city”) is 273 residents, ranking #623 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $55,000, the median home is worth $123,100 and median gross rent runs $388 a month. Looking for the Deer Creek Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Deer Creek, MN: 56527.
- Population
- 273Deer Creek city residents
- Median household income
- $55,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $123,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $388Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.1%Owner-occupied households
Deer Creek ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Deer Creek.
The Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Deer Creek city median would spend about 8.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.7% of residents and 86.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Deer Creek city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Deer Creek city is a very small community in Minnesota, with 273 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #623 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 31% of them. The median age here is 38.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Deer Creek city earn a median of $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538 and 27% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Deer Creek city is valued at $123,100, 59.4% below the national figure and 49% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $388 a month, 72.4% below the national figure, or roughly $4,656 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.5% 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 2.2×, 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. 86.1% 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. 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 273 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Deer Creek city against its county rather than against national figures.
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.
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- Tyler city 1,019
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- Hilltop city 1,056
- New Richland city 1,068
- Little Rock CDP 1,075
- Eden Valley city 1,077
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Deer Creek city?
- Deer Creek city has 273 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #623 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Deer Creek city?
- Median household income in Deer Creek city is $55,000 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Deer Creek city?
- Median gross rent is $388 a month and the median home value is $123,100, so rent absorbs about 8.5% of median household income.
- Is Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Deer Creek 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.