ZIP Code 56096

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.

Population: 2,874
Median household income: $79,879
Median home value: $245,400

ZIP Code 56096 (Le Sueur County, Minnesota) is home to about 2,874 residents. At $79,879, its median household income sits below Le Sueur County's $90,218.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 56096's population declined 4.9% from 3,021 to 2,874, while its median gross rent rose 13.1% from $742 to $839.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.9% of the population. 82.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,874
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,879
Median home value: $245,400
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 1,566
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0212,874

Median household income

$57,759$79,879

Median home value

$178,500$245,400

Median gross rent

$742$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,021	$57,759	$178,500	$742
2020	2,896	$70,357	$185,500	$767
2021	2,701	$80,114	$203,000	$742
2022	2,788	$81,823	$236,200	$811
2023	2,874	$79,879	$245,400	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	138	4.8%
5 to 17	412	14.3%
18 to 24	212	7.4%
25 to 34	323	11.2%
35 to 44	309	10.8%
45 to 54	396	13.8%
55 to 64	487	16.9%
65 to 74	403	14.0%
75 and over	194	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,554	88.9%
Black or African American	19	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	2.2%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	76	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	6.7%
High school graduate	694	32.9%
Some college or associate's	851	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	337	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	88	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,252	82.9%
Carpooled	136	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	2.2%
Bicycle	11	0.7%
Worked from home	72	4.8%
Other means	7	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	364	25.3%
15 to 29 min	551	38.3%
30 to 44 min	298	20.7%
45 to 59 min	59	4.1%
60+ min	167	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 8.1% (230 of 2,854)

	Count	Share
Family households	846	68.4%
Nonfamily households	391	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,237	79.0%
Vacant	329	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,023	82.7%
Renter-occupied	214	17.3%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,310	83.7%
1-unit, attached	26	1.7%
2 to 4 units	101	6.4%
5 to 19 units	79	5.0%
20 or more units	20	1.3%
Mobile home & other	30	1.9%

ZIP Code 56096

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