ZIP Code 56477

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wadena County, Minnesota.

Population: 2,498
Median household income: $54,028
Median home value: $171,500

ZIP Code 56477 (Wadena County, Minnesota) is home to about 2,498 residents. The median household income of $54,028 is below the Wadena County median ($56,882).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 56477's population declined 14.6% from 2,924 to 2,498, while its median gross rent was little changed from $663 to $665.

Households average 2.25 people. The median gross rent is $665.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,498
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,028
Median home value: $171,500
Median gross rent: $665
Housing units: 1,394
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9242,498

Median household income

$50,650$54,028

Median home value

$143,300$171,500

Median gross rent

$663$665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,924	$50,650	$143,300	$663
2020	2,777	$46,106	$136,100	$496
2021	2,811	$50,948	$145,300	$625
2022	2,608	$55,083	$161,000	$722
2023	2,498	$54,028	$171,500	$665

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	6.2%
5 to 17	450	18.0%
18 to 24	174	7.0%
25 to 34	202	8.1%
35 to 44	341	13.7%
45 to 54	309	12.4%
55 to 64	382	15.3%
65 to 74	319	12.8%
75 and over	166	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,290	91.7%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.3%
Asian	17	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	177	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	8.3%
High school graduate	624	36.3%
Some college or associate's	716	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	182	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	54	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	929	76.0%
Carpooled	134	11.0%
Public transit	6	0.5%
Walked	39	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	9.2%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	284	25.6%
15 to 29 min	382	34.4%
30 to 44 min	252	22.7%
45 to 59 min	59	5.3%
60+ min	134	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 11.0% (274 of 2,489)

	Count	Share
Family households	694	62.5%
Nonfamily households	417	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,111	79.7%
Vacant	283	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	895	80.6%
Renter-occupied	216	19.4%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,144	82.1%
1-unit, attached	9	0.6%
2 to 4 units	18	1.3%
5 to 19 units	17	1.2%
20 or more units	47	3.4%
Mobile home & other	159	11.4%

ZIP Code 56477

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