ZIP Code 56653

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Koochiching County, Minnesota.

Population: 1,226
Median household income: $67,411
Median home value: $145,800

ZIP Code 56653 (Koochiching County, Minnesota) is home to about 1,226 residents. The median household income of $67,411 is in line with the Koochiching County median ($69,115).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 56653's population declined 10.2% from 1,366 to 1,226, while its median gross rent rose 9.4% from $595 to $651.

8.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.09 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,226
Median age: 54.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,411
Median home value: $145,800
Median gross rent: $651
Housing units: 752
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3661,226

Median household income

$56,000$67,411

Median home value

$111,800$145,800

Median gross rent

$595$651

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,366	$56,000	$111,800	$595
2020	1,340	$55,000	$110,800	$571
2021	1,247	$58,947	$124,500	—
2022	1,243	$63,125	$122,600	$652
2023	1,226	$67,411	$145,800	$651

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6425.0%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	2.5%
5 to 17	166	13.5%
18 to 24	47	3.8%
25 to 34	128	10.4%
35 to 44	113	9.2%
45 to 54	134	10.9%
55 to 64	306	25.0%
65 to 74	152	12.4%
75 and over	149	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,143	93.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	1.4%
Asian	24	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	4.1%
High school graduate	341	34.7%
Some college or associate's	414	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	157	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	395	69.8%
Carpooled	70	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	65	11.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	5.7%
Other means	4	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	175	32.8%
15 to 29 min	197	36.9%
30 to 44 min	106	19.9%
45 to 59 min	22	4.1%
60+ min	34	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 8.4% (98 of 1,172)

	Count	Share
Family households	334	59.5%
Nonfamily households	227	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	561	74.6%
Vacant	191	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	474	84.5%
Renter-occupied	87	15.5%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	602	80.1%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	29	3.9%
20 or more units	17	2.3%
Mobile home & other	100	13.3%

ZIP Code 56653

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