ZIP Code 56256

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.

Population: 2,352
Median household income: $62,250
Median home value: $122,400

ZIP Code 56256 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, home to about 2,352 residents. The median household income of $62,250 is below the Lac qui Parle County median ($71,639).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 56256's population declined 2.5% from 2,412 to 2,352, while its median gross rent rose 69.7% from $534 to $906.

81.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,352
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,250
Median home value: $122,400
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 1,349
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4122,352

Median household income

$52,614$62,250

Median home value

$82,600$122,400

Median gross rent

$534$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,412	$52,614	$82,600	$534
2020	2,417	$52,039	$91,900	$643
2021	2,257	$52,670	$94,900	$780
2022	2,358	$56,728	$109,400	$876
2023	2,352	$62,250	$122,400	$906

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over17.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	5.5%
5 to 17	318	13.5%
18 to 24	99	4.2%
25 to 34	243	10.3%
35 to 44	214	9.1%
45 to 54	246	10.5%
55 to 64	370	15.7%
65 to 74	331	14.1%
75 and over	401	17.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,283	97.1%
Black or African American	15	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.4%
Asian	9	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate37.6%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	4.0%
High school graduate	679	37.6%
Some college or associate's	679	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	288	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	87	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	766	71.5%
Carpooled	118	11.0%
Public transit	3	0.3%
Walked	55	5.1%
Bicycle	3	0.3%
Worked from home	114	10.6%
Other means	12	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	572	59.8%
15 to 29 min	225	23.5%
30 to 44 min	94	9.8%
45 to 59 min	15	1.6%
60+ min	51	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 9.0% (205 of 2,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	643	58.0%
Nonfamily households	465	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,108	82.1%
Vacant	241	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	845	76.3%
Renter-occupied	263	23.7%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,099	81.5%
1-unit, attached	11	0.8%
2 to 4 units	53	3.9%
5 to 19 units	81	6.0%
20 or more units	95	7.0%
Mobile home & other	10	0.7%

ZIP Code 56256

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