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Pelican Rapids, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (Pelican Rapids, MN — Census place “Pelican Rapids city”) is 2,589 residents, ranking #229 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $65,482, the median home is worth $177,700 and median gross rent runs $349 a month. Looking for the Pelican Rapids Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Pelican Rapids, MN: 56572.
- Population
- 2,589Pelican Rapids city residents
- Median household income
- $65,482Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $177,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $349Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.5%Owner-occupied households
Pelican Rapids ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pelican Rapids.
The Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pelican Rapids city median would spend about 6.4% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 61.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Pelican Rapids city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Pelican Rapids city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,589 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #229 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 37.7 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 Pelican Rapids city earn a median of $65,482 a year, 16.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below 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 17.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Pelican Rapids city is valued at $177,700, 41.4% below the national figure and 26% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $349 a month, 75.2% below the national figure, or roughly $4,188 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 6.4% 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 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Pelican Rapids city?
- Pelican Rapids city has 2,589 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #229 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Pelican Rapids city?
- Median household income in Pelican Rapids city is $65,482 a year, 16.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pelican Rapids city?
- Median gross rent is $349 a month and the median home value is $177,700, so rent absorbs about 6.4% of median household income.
- Is Pelican Rapids city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pelican Rapids city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 6.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Pelican Rapids 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.