Minnesota · Census place 29258
Hilltop, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hilltop, Minnesota (Hilltop, MN — Census place “Hilltop city”) is 1,056 residents, ranking #358 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $47,708, the median home is worth $24,600 and median gross rent runs $1,092 a month. Looking for the Hilltop Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hilltop, MN: 55421.
- Population
- 1,056Hilltop city residents
- Median household income
- $47,708Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $24,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,092Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.8%Owner-occupied households
Hilltop ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hilltop.
The Hilltop 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 Hilltop city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hilltop city median would spend about 27.5% 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 0.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 57.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hilltop city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hilltop city is a small town in Minnesota, with 1,056 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #358 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 32.8 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 Hilltop city earn a median of $47,708 a year, 39.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 37% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hilltop city is valued at $24,600, 91.9% below the national figure and 90% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,092 a month, 22.3% below the national figure, or roughly $13,104 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 0.5×, 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. 57.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
- Nashwauk city 1,035
- New Richland city 1,068
- Tyler city 1,019
- Little Rock CDP 1,075
- Buhl city 1,013
- Eden Valley city 1,077
- Mantorville city 1,003
- Scanlon city 1,087
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hilltop city?
- Hilltop city has 1,056 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #358 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Hilltop city?
- Median household income in Hilltop city is $47,708 a year, 39.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hilltop city?
- Median gross rent is $1,092 a month and the median home value is $24,600, so rent absorbs about 27.5% of median household income.
- Is Hilltop city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 0.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hilltop city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hilltop 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.