ZIP Code 56072

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Waseca County, Minnesota.

Population: 2,147
Median household income: $77,917
Median home value: $200,000

Covering part of Waseca County, Minnesota, ZIP Code 56072 has about 2,147 residents. At $77,917, its median household income sits in line with Waseca County's $75,052.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 56072's population declined 1.9% from 2,189 to 2,147, while its median gross rent rose 48.8% from $521 to $775.

19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,147
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,917
Median home value: $200,000
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 1,034
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1892,147

Median household income

$60,152$77,917

Median home value

$142,500$200,000

Median gross rent

$521$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,189	$60,152	$142,500	$521
2020	2,143	$62,284	$146,700	$643
2021	2,149	$67,679	$161,400	$687
2022	2,127	$70,556	$180,400	$754
2023	2,147	$77,917	$200,000	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	103	4.8%
5 to 17	343	16.0%
18 to 24	201	9.4%
25 to 34	145	6.8%
35 to 44	234	10.9%
45 to 54	195	9.1%
55 to 64	389	18.1%
65 to 74	304	14.2%
75 and over	233	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,046	95.3%
Black or African American	9	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	5.4%
High school graduate	521	34.7%
Some college or associate's	611	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	208	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	79	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	839	77.0%
Carpooled	111	10.2%
Public transit	2	0.2%
Walked	26	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	9.6%
Other means	7	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	292	29.6%
15 to 29 min	317	32.2%
30 to 44 min	238	24.2%
45 to 59 min	73	7.4%
60+ min	65	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 3.8% (78 of 2,058)

	Count	Share
Family households	606	69.7%
Nonfamily households	264	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	870	84.1%
Vacant	164	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	750	86.2%
Renter-occupied	120	13.8%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	951	92.0%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	33	3.2%
20 or more units	24	2.3%
Mobile home & other	20	1.9%

ZIP Code 56072

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