Minnesota · Census place 55546
Roseau, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Roseau, Minnesota (Roseau, MN — Census place “Roseau city”) is 2,728 residents, ranking #219 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $60,185, the median home is worth $130,000 and median gross rent runs $1,027 a month. Looking for the Roseau Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Roseau, MN: 56751.
- Population
- 2,728Roseau city residents
- Median household income
- $60,185Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $130,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,027Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.3%Owner-occupied households
Roseau ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Roseau.
The Roseau 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 Roseau city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Roseau city median would spend about 20.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.6% of residents and 63.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Roseau city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Roseau city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,728 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #219 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 39.7 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 Roseau city earn a median of $60,185 a year, 23.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below 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 16.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Roseau city is valued at $130,000, 57.2% below the national figure and 46% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,027 a month, 27% below the national figure, or roughly $12,324 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% 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 2.2×, 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. 63.3% 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.
- Cohasset city 2,700
- Barnesville city 2,757
- Chatfield city 2,693
- Cokato city 2,780
- Foley city 2,685
- Albany city 2,800
- Crosslake city 2,648
- Caledonia city 2,825
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Roseau city?
- Roseau city has 2,728 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #219 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Roseau city?
- Median household income in Roseau city is $60,185 a year, 23.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Roseau city?
- Median gross rent is $1,027 a month and the median home value is $130,000, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
- Is Roseau city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Roseau city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Roseau 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.