Estimated median household income in 2008: $50,769
| This zip code: | $50,769 | | Minnesota: | $57,288 |
Nearest zip codes: 55342, 55385, 56228, 55335, 55332, 55350.
Housing units in zip code 55314 with a mortgage: 157 (20 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 143
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,100
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $405
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 10.8% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.3 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 27
- 1990 to 1994: 20
- 1980 to 1989: 41
- 1970 to 1979: 60
- 1960 to 1969: 75
- 1950 to 1959: 85
- 1940 to 1949: 67
- 1939 or earlier: 213
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo Lake, MN (55314): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 14
- 2 bedrooms: 114
- 3 bedrooms: 221
- 4 bedrooms: 91
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 25
- 3 bedrooms: 16
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 55314 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 15
- 1 vehicle: 111
- 2 vehicles: 225
- 3 vehicles: 74
- 4 vehicles: 18
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 33
- 2 vehicles: 15
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 55314:
- Less than $10,000: 7
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 6
- $40,000 to $49,999: 16
- $50,000 to $59,999: 17
- $60,000 to $69,999: 19
- $70,000 to $79,999: 22
- $80,000 to $89,999: 22
- $90,000 to $99,999: 24
- $100,000 to $124,999: 48
- $125,000 to $149,999: 48
- $150,000 to $174,999: 37
- $175,000 to $199,999: 23
- $200,000 to $249,999: 42
- $250,000 to $299,999: 28
- $300,000 to $399,999: 19
- $400,000 to $499,999: 14
- $500,000 to $749,999: 21
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 55314:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 3
- $150 to $199: 3
- $200 to $249: 4
- $350 to $399: 2
- $400 to $449: 6
- $450 to $499: 3
- $500 to $549: 7
- $550 to $599: 4
- $600 to $649: 2
- $650 to $699: 4
- $700 to $749: 4
- $750 to $799: 1
- No cash rent: 14
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $140,300.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,386
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,516
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $144,292 (it was $74,500 in 2000)
| 55314: | $144,292 | | Minnesota: | $213,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,645 - $151,598
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $187,895| Here: | $187,895 | | State: | $263,524 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $267,877| Here: | $267,877 | | State: | $212,570 |
Mobile homes: $35,800| Here: | $35,800 | | State: | $34,666 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 518
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 3
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 50

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 461 (68%)
- Carpooled: 80 (12%)
- Walked: 48 (7%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 82 (12%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 57
- 5 to 9 minutes: 151
- 10 to 14 minutes: 100
- 15 to 19 minutes: 61
- 20 to 24 minutes: 41
- 25 to 29 minutes: 36
- 30 to 34 minutes: 79
- 35 to 39 minutes: 15
- 40 to 44 minutes: 6
- 45 to 59 minutes: 14
- 60 to 89 minutes: 5
- 90 or more minutes: 30
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,330
- In family households: 1,163 (327 male householders, 53 female householders)
316 spouses, 418 children (405 natural, 3 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 167 (82 male householders (73 living alone)), 63 female householders (59 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 54 (48 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 132 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
275 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (17 men, 42 women).
91.5% of residents of 55314 zip code speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 31% well, 16% not well, 13% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 81 (5.9%)
(13.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (89%)
- Honduras (5%)
- Germany (2%)
- Peru (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 33
- 1990 to 1994: 11
- 1985 to 1989: 25
- 1980 to 1984: 6
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 1,292
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 6
Asian population: 2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 57
Two or more races population: 5
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 731 |
|  Other groups: 113 |
|  Norwegian: 102 |
|  Swedish: 72 |
|  Irish: 52 |
|  United States or American: 32 |
|  English: 28 |
|  French (except Basque): 23 |
|  Scandinavian: 12 |
|  Danish: 11 |
|  Czech: 10 |
|  Dutch: 8 |
|  Finnish: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Polish: 4 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 3 |
|  Iranian: 2 |
|  European: 2 |
|  Northern European: 2 |
|  Scottish: 2 |
|  Slovene: 2 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 1 |
facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MINNESOTA ENERGY (777 W BORDEN AVE in BUFFALO LAKE, MN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2712900036, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-MN0063151, NPDES NON-MAJOR, RCRAINFO-MNR000057364, SQG, AFS-2712900036, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, PCS-MNG960032, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-MNR000057364, SQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Business NAICS classification: ETHYL ALCOHOL MANUFACTURING.
- MINNESOTA BEEF INDUSTRIES (53050 HIGHWAY 212 in BUFFALO LAKE, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MNG960030, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS
Alternative names: MINN BEEF INDUSTRIES
- MILLER THOMAS DDS (145 W YELLOWSTONE TR in BUFFALO LAKE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985720853, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985720853,
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DENTISTS
Business NAICS classification: OFFICES OF DENTISTS.
Organizations: MILLER THOMAS M DDS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MILLER THOMAS M DDS
- HILLSIDE CHEMICALS (85445 COUNTY ROAD 24 in BUFFALO LAKE, MN)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: DUANE HOUERSTEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FARMERS COOP - BUFFALO LAKE (514 W YELLOWSTONE TRL in BUFFALO LAKE, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: BUFFALO LAKE FARM CO, FARMERS CO-OP ELEVATOR & MILL BUFFALO LAKE BRANCH, FARMERS COOP ELEVATOR
- FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR (514 W YELLOWSTONE TRAIL in BUFFALO LAKEMN, MN)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,497
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1157
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 82
- South: 28
- West: 35
70% of the 55314 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 1,431. Population change in the 1990s: -69 (-4.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 0.8% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 22.2% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Information: Software Publishers (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
50 people in nursing homes
4 people in other group homes
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