Minnesota · Census place 62446
Staples, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Staples, Minnesota (Staples, MN — Census place “Staples city”) is 2,359 residents, ranking #241 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $51,506, the median home is worth $119,300 and median gross rent runs $856 a month. Looking for the Staples Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Staples, MN: 56479.
- Population
- 2,359Staples city residents
- Median household income
- $51,506Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $856Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.8%Owner-occupied households
Staples ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Staples.
The Staples 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 Staples city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Staples city median would spend about 19.9% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 66.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Staples city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Staples city is a small town in Minnesota, with 2,359 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #241 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 73% of them. The median age here is 41.5 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 Staples city earn a median of $51,506 a year, 34.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Staples city is valued at $119,300, 60.7% below the national figure and 50% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $856 a month, 39.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,272 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% 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 2.3×, 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. 66.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
- Spring Valley city 2,357
- Excelsior city 2,359
- Wells city 2,317
- Madelia city 2,380
- Arlington city 2,298
- Lauderdale city 2,386
- Crosby city 2,253
- Janesville city 2,449
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Staples city?
- Staples city has 2,359 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #241 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in Staples city?
- Median household income in Staples city is $51,506 a year, 34.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Staples city?
- Median gross rent is $856 a month and the median home value is $119,300, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
- Is Staples city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Staples city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Staples 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.