ZIP Code 56241

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.

Population: 3,829
Median household income: $66,354
Median home value: $154,500

Covering part of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, ZIP Code 56241 has about 3,829 residents. Its median household income of $66,354 runs below the Yellow Medicine County figure of $71,573.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 56241's population held roughly steady from 3,858 to 3,829, while its median gross rent rose 30.0% from $619 to $805.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $805.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,829
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,354
Median home value: $154,500
Median gross rent: $805
Housing units: 1,793
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8583,829

Median household income

$62,803$66,354

Median home value

$139,600$154,500

Median gross rent

$619$805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,858	$62,803	$139,600	$619
2020	3,753	$55,391	$142,100	$661
2021	3,700	$59,594	$140,800	$696
2022	3,696	$64,128	$157,800	$788
2023	3,829	$66,354	$154,500	$805

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	246	6.4%
5 to 17	575	15.0%
18 to 24	306	8.0%
25 to 34	502	13.1%
35 to 44	404	10.6%
45 to 54	388	10.1%
55 to 64	534	13.9%
65 to 74	398	10.4%
75 and over	476	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,016	78.8%
Black or African American	50	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	296	7.7%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	119	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	344	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	293	10.8%
High school graduate	801	29.6%
Some college or associate's	1,011	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	414	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	183	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,347	78.0%
Carpooled	176	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	88	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	6.6%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	847	52.5%
15 to 29 min	506	31.4%
30 to 44 min	188	11.7%
45 to 59 min	65	4.0%
60+ min	7	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 9.3% (347 of 3,745)

	Count	Share
Family households	992	58.5%
Nonfamily households	703	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,695	94.5%
Vacant	98	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,342	79.2%
Renter-occupied	353	20.8%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,506	84.0%
1-unit, attached	22	1.2%
2 to 4 units	29	1.6%
5 to 19 units	56	3.1%
20 or more units	98	5.5%
Mobile home & other	82	4.6%

ZIP Code 56241

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