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Stearns County

Stearns County has 160,865 residents across 25 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $77,066, 13% below the Minnesota figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $273,400, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
160,865residentsACS 2020–2024
$77,066median household incomeMinnesota: $89K
$273,400median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Stearns County in MinnesotaZIP codes in Stearns County highlighted; the rest of Minnesota in grey
Map of Minnesota with Stearns County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 25 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
553205,998$114K$355K84%28%92%32 min
553533,361$84K$346K87%18%85%31 min
553823,691$94K$368K95%29%92%37 min
5630135,580$73K$289K51%32%93%21 min
5630325,827$65K$205K63%31%92%21 min
563075,385$84K$281K77%20%87%26 min
563105,431$105K$301K86%26%91%26 min
563122,270$70K$250K79%19%89%21 min
563208,482$87K$354K80%33%88%26 min
563211,526$-666667K$-666667K–82%–13 min
56325217$87K$174K87%12%86%27 min
563312,057$96K$272K89%21%86%27 min
56335270$73K$149K92%14%80%24 min
563402,309$96K$295K94%19%86%29 min
563526,112$74K$229K80%19%89%22 min
56356266$85K$178K96%15%93%29 min
563625,773$86K$259K83%27%91%25 min
563684,262$97K$321K90%22%88%27 min
56369582$98K$249K65%17%96%29 min
5637410,029$80K$292K73%28%89%23 min
56375694$105K$262K97%21%95%29 min
56376313$59K$217K79%8%90%36 min
5637721,063$87K$302K65%41%92%21 min
563788,649$73K$268K71%20%89%26 min
563877,756$59K$232K49%22%86%21 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

160,865 residents in 61,403 households, next to the Minnesota figure.

24%
under 18
26%
aged 18–34
16%
aged 65 and over
29%
of households are people living alone
49%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

66,625 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $273,400 (±$5,311).

68%
of households own their home
69%
of homes are detached single-family houses
22%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$1,068
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%
2010–201910%
2000–200917%
1990–199915%
1980–198912%
1970–197915%
1960–19699%
1950–19595%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier11%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,832.

$77,066
median household income
12.9%
of people live below the poverty line
4.1%
unemployment rate
29%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min
average commute to work
10%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
83%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
5%
walk or bike
11%
work from home
6%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%
of households have a broadband subscription
6%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates