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Greenfield, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Greenfield, Minnesota (Greenfield, MN — Census place “Greenfield city”) is 2,897 residents, ranking #212 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $147,184, the median home is worth $524,300 and median gross rent runs $1,083 a month. Looking for the Greenfield Minnesota ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Greenfield, MN: 55357, 55373.
- Population
- 2,897Greenfield city residents
- Median household income
- $147,184Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $524,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,083Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 97.9%Owner-occupied households
Greenfield ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Greenfield.
The Greenfield MN ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Greenfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Greenfield city median would spend about 8.8% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.1% of residents and 97.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Greenfield city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Greenfield city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,897 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #212 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 44.8 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 Greenfield city earn a median of $147,184 a year, 87.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 95% above 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 1.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Greenfield city is valued at $524,300, 72.8% above the national figure and 118% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,083 a month, 23% below the national figure, or roughly $12,996 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.8% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 97.9% 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.
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.
- Mountain Iron city 2,865
- Afton city 2,944
- Dodge Center city 2,864
- Milaca city 3,033
- Caledonia city 2,825
- Proctor city 3,102
- Albany city 2,800
- Blue Earth city 3,170
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Greenfield city?
- Greenfield city has 2,897 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #212 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Greenfield city?
- Median household income in Greenfield city is $147,184 a year, 87.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Greenfield city?
- Median gross rent is $1,083 a month and the median home value is $524,300, so rent absorbs about 8.8% of median household income.
- Is Greenfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Greenfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Greenfield 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.