Housing data for Prior Township, MN
Prior Township, MN has an estimated 303 residents and 268 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Big Stone County.
15.5% of households rent.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+74.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 303 (±63)
- Housing units
- 268 (±46)
- Households that rent
- 15.5%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +74.1%
What stands out in Prior Township
Median home value: $272,900 (±$48,108) in Prior Township, higher than in Big Stone County ($169,100).
Homes built before 1980: 56.4% (±15.1 points) in Prior Township, lower than in Big Stone County (74.9%).
Housing in Prior Township at a glance
- Renters and owners: 15.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $70,833 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $272,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,894 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $1,500 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 59.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 56.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 41.8% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 21.4 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +74.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 15.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Prior Township against Big Stone County, its state and the nation
| Prior Township | Big Stone County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 303 (±63) | 5,127 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 268 (±46) | 3,001 (±26) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 15.5% (±10.3 points) | 20.3% (±3.6 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $745 (±$99) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $70,833 (±$15,447) | $70,400 (±$5,652) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $272,900 (±$48,108) | $169,100 (±$16,418) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,500 (±$272) | $1,473 (±$135) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 56.4% (±15.1 points) | 74.9% (±5.1 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 21.4 minutes (±6.9) | 18.4 minutes (±1.7) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 82.7% (±10.4 points) | 90.2% (±2.1 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 61.1 years (±18.9) | 47.0 years (±0.6) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Prior Township covers 44.6 square miles of land, about 7 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Prior Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 174 (±78) | 303 (±63) | +74.1% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 255 (±36) | 268 (±46) | +5.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $211,100 (±$74,880) | $272,900 (±$48,108) | +29.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $40,625 (±$19,293) | $70,833 (±$15,447) | +74.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,292 (±$144) | $1,894 (±$89) | +46.6% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,350 (±$302) | $1,500 (±$272) | +11.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 35.3% (±18.1 points) | 15.5% (±10.3 points) | −19.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±44.4 points) | 0.0% (±59.8 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Big Stone County
Prior Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Big Stone County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Big Stone County recorded 40 violent and 870 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Prior Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56225 | 25% | 734 | $635 | $133,000 | $95,978 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Prior Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 5.5 mi | $625 | $70,000 | 19.0% |
| Lockwood Township | 5.6 mi | — | $348,300 | 0.7% |
| Foster Township (Big Stone County) | 6.2 mi | — | $240,400 | 9.8% |
| Almond Township | 7.1 mi | — | $283,300 | 6.4% |
| Toqua Township | 7.7 mi | — | $150,000 | 11.1% |
| Big Stone Township | 7.7 mi | — | $405,400 | 1.9% |
| Barry | 8.4 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Geneseo Township | 8.5 mi | — | $311,500 | 0.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Prior Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $706 | $828 | $1,014 | $1,208 | $1,333 |
HUD income limits for Prior Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,350 | $35,600 | $56,950 |
| 2 people | $24,400 | $40,700 | $65,100 |
| 3 people | $27,450 | $45,800 | $73,250 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $54,950 | $87,900 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $59,000 | $94,400 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $63,100 | $100,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $67,150 | $107,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Big Stone County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $101,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Prior Township
How many homes are in Prior Township?
Prior Township, MN has an estimated 268 (±46) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Prior Township?
56.4% of homes in Prior Township, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Prior Township growing?
In Prior Township, the number of residents went from 174 in 2015–2019 to 303 in 2020–2024 (+74.1%), a measurable increase.
What ZIP codes are in Prior Township?
The ZIP code that covers Prior Township is 56225.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 56225?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56225 is $635 (±$301) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Big Stone County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Big Stone County, MN
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Prior township, Big Stone County, Minnesota (county subdivision:52576, in state:27 county:011).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .