ZIP Code 56026

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Steele County, Minnesota.

Population: 1,978
Median household income: $96,815
Median home value: $221,000

ZIP Code 56026 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Steele County, Minnesota, home to about 1,978 residents. The median household income of $96,815 is above the Steele County median ($83,448).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 56026's population declined 2.1% from 2,020 to 1,978, while its median gross rent rose 4.4% from $798 to $833.

25.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,978
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $96,815
Median home value: $221,000
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 813
Homeownership rate: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0201,978

Median household income

$69,205$96,815

Median home value

$181,600$221,000

Median gross rent

$798$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,020	$69,205	$181,600	$798
2020	2,139	$72,273	$189,000	$772
2021	1,872	$80,313	$195,400	$842
2022	1,812	$90,167	$212,800	$831
2023	1,978	$96,815	$221,000	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	6.2%
5 to 17	365	18.5%
18 to 24	160	8.1%
25 to 34	205	10.4%
35 to 44	188	9.5%
45 to 54	326	16.5%
55 to 64	320	16.2%
65 to 74	177	8.9%
75 and over	115	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,735	87.7%
Black or African American	9	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	1.7%
Two or more races	49	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	147	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	5.3%
High school graduate	374	28.1%
Some college or associate's	550	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	261	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	76	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	817	75.4%
Carpooled	113	10.4%
Public transit	10	0.9%
Walked	29	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	96	8.9%
Other means	19	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	17.4%
15 to 29 min	513	51.9%
30 to 44 min	143	14.5%
45 to 59 min	48	4.9%
60+ min	112	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.9% (117 of 1,976)

	Count	Share
Family households	545	69.8%
Nonfamily households	236	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	781	96.1%
Vacant	32	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	694	88.9%
Renter-occupied	87	11.1%

1-unit, detached90.5%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	736	90.5%
1-unit, attached	16	2.0%
2 to 4 units	19	2.3%
5 to 19 units	14	1.7%
20 or more units	14	1.7%
Mobile home & other	14	1.7%

ZIP Code 56026

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