ZIP Code 56362

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Stearns County, Minnesota.

Population: 5,560
Median household income: $81,536
Median home value: $242,700

Covering part of Stearns County, Minnesota, ZIP Code 56362 has about 5,560 residents. At $81,536, its median household income sits above Stearns County's $76,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 56362's population declined 3.7% from 5,772 to 5,560, while its median gross rent rose 25.8% from $706 to $888.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,560
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $81,536
Median home value: $242,700
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 2,942
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7725,560

Median household income

$64,421$81,536

Median home value

$178,400$242,700

Median gross rent

$706$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,772	$64,421	$178,400	$706
2020	5,657	$65,859	$186,200	$758
2021	5,295	$69,537	$211,400	$688
2022	5,659	$78,033	$238,600	$725
2023	5,560	$81,536	$242,700	$888

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	333	6.0%
5 to 17	830	14.9%
18 to 24	496	8.9%
25 to 34	588	10.6%
35 to 44	525	9.4%
45 to 54	563	10.1%
55 to 64	849	15.3%
65 to 74	744	13.4%
75 and over	632	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,159	92.8%
Black or African American	19	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	36	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.3%
Two or more races	128	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	6.8%
High school graduate	1,348	34.6%
Some college or associate's	1,237	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	746	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	305	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit2.5%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,190	75.2%
Carpooled	149	5.1%
Public transit	74	2.5%
Walked	114	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	375	12.9%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,051	41.4%
15 to 29 min	591	23.3%
30 to 44 min	541	21.3%
45 to 59 min	141	5.6%
60+ min	212	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 5.4% (296 of 5,460)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,554	68.6%
Nonfamily households	711	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,265	77.0%
Vacant	677	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,871	82.6%
Renter-occupied	394	17.4%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,455	83.4%
1-unit, attached	100	3.4%
2 to 4 units	24	0.8%
5 to 19 units	181	6.2%
20 or more units	126	4.3%
Mobile home & other	56	1.9%

ZIP Code 56362

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