ZIP Code 55917

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Steele County, Minnesota.

Population: 3,531
Median household income: $76,310
Median home value: $193,300

Covering part of Steele County, Minnesota, ZIP Code 55917 has about 3,531 residents. Its median household income of $76,310 runs below the Steele County figure of $83,448.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 55917's population declined 5.1% from 3,721 to 3,531, while its median gross rent fell 4.4% from $724 to $692.

88.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,531
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $76,310
Median home value: $193,300
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 1,489
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7213,531

Median household income

$66,875$76,310

Median home value

$153,100$193,300

Median gross rent

$724$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,721	$66,875	$153,100	$724
2020	3,626	$66,250	$152,900	$716
2021	3,671	$65,769	$157,300	$782
2022	3,771	$70,536	$184,500	$820
2023	3,531	$76,310	$193,300	$692

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	225	6.4%
5 to 17	686	19.4%
18 to 24	188	5.3%
25 to 34	363	10.3%
35 to 44	385	10.9%
45 to 54	342	9.7%
55 to 64	505	14.3%
65 to 74	435	12.3%
75 and over	402	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,090	87.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.6%
Two or more races	115	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	303	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	6.9%
High school graduate	753	31.0%
Some college or associate's	927	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	489	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	96	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,267	74.1%
Carpooled	74	4.3%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	127	7.4%
Bicycle	12	0.7%
Worked from home	227	13.3%
Other means	1	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	520	35.1%
15 to 29 min	473	31.9%
30 to 44 min	304	20.5%
45 to 59 min	108	7.3%
60+ min	78	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 4.7% (162 of 3,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	916	65.3%
Nonfamily households	486	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,402	94.2%
Vacant	87	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,241	88.5%
Renter-occupied	161	11.5%

1-unit, detached88.9%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,324	88.9%
1-unit, attached	38	2.6%
2 to 4 units	26	1.7%
5 to 19 units	51	3.4%
20 or more units	25	1.7%
Mobile home & other	25	1.7%

ZIP Code 55917

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