Minnesota · Census place 44980
Nashwauk, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Nashwauk, Minnesota (Nashwauk, MN — Census place “Nashwauk city”) is 1,035 residents, ranking #359 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $58,533, the median home is worth $102,400 and median gross rent runs $697 a month. Looking for the Nashwauk Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nashwauk, MN: 55769.
- Population
- 1,035Nashwauk city residents
- Median household income
- $58,533Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $102,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $697Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.4%Owner-occupied households
Nashwauk ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nashwauk.
The Nashwauk 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 Nashwauk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nashwauk city median would spend about 14.3% 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 10.9% of residents and 78.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Nashwauk city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Nashwauk city is a small town in Minnesota, with 1,035 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #359 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 45.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Nashwauk city earn a median of $58,533 a year, 25.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% 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 10.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Nashwauk city is valued at $102,400, 66.2% below the national figure and 57% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $697 a month, 50.4% below the national figure, or roughly $8,364 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.3% 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. 78.4% 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.
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.
- Tyler city 1,019
- Hilltop city 1,056
- Buhl city 1,013
- New Richland city 1,068
- Mantorville city 1,003
- Little Rock CDP 1,075
- Eden Valley city 1,077
- Scanlon city 1,087
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Nashwauk city?
- Nashwauk city has 1,035 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #359 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Nashwauk city?
- Median household income in Nashwauk city is $58,533 a year, 25.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nashwauk city?
- Median gross rent is $697 a month and the median home value is $102,400, so rent absorbs about 14.3% of median household income.
- Is Nashwauk 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 Nashwauk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Nashwauk 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.