What is the population of North Branch city?

North Branch city has 11,182 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #96 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in North Branch city?

Median household income in North Branch city is $90,383 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,178 a month and the median home value is $290,600, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.

Is North Branch city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Branch 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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North Branch, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Branch, Minnesota (North Branch, MN — Census place “North Branch city”) is 11,182 residents, ranking #96 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $90,383, the median home is worth $290,600 and median gross rent runs $1,178 a month. Looking for the North Branch Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North Branch, MN: 55056.

Population: 11,182North Branch city residents
Median household income: $90,383Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $290,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,178Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 81.2%Owner-occupied households

North Branch ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Branch.

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

55056

What the numbers mean in North Branch city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Branch 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 81.2% of households own their home.

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

North Branch city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Branch city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 11,182 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #96 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in North Branch city earn a median of $90,383 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 20% above 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 6.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Branch city is valued at $290,600, 4.2% below the national figure and 21% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,178 a month, 16.2% below the national figure, or roughly $14,136 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.2% 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.

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.

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What is the population of North Branch city?: North Branch city has 11,182 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #96 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in North Branch city?: Median household income in North Branch city is $90,383 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Branch city?: Median gross rent is $1,178 a month and the median home value is $290,600, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.
Is North Branch city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Branch 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 North Branch city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.