Estimated median household income in 2008: $44,185
| This zip code: | $44,185 | | Minnesota: | $57,288 |
Nearest zip codes: 55314, 55310, 56228, 55332, 55385, 55333.
Housing units in zip code 55342 with a mortgage: 275 (26 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 258
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,031
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $388
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 10.6% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 5.4% | | 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: | 5.1 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 14
- 1995 to 1998: 34
- 1990 to 1994: 24
- 1980 to 1989: 73
- 1970 to 1979: 142
- 1960 to 1969: 100
- 1950 to 1959: 139
- 1940 to 1949: 90
- 1939 or earlier: 366
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hector, MN (55342): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 162
- 3 bedrooms: 371
- 4 bedrooms: 159
- 5 or more bedrooms: 50
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 7
- 2 bedrooms: 54
- 3 bedrooms: 45
- 4 bedrooms: 16
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 55342 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 25
- 1 vehicle: 225
- 2 vehicles: 358
- 3 vehicles: 113
- 4 vehicles: 41
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 4
- 1 vehicle: 78
- 2 vehicles: 36
- 3 vehicles: 4
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 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 55342:
- Less than $10,000: 21
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $30,000 to $34,999: 14
- $35,000 to $39,999: 11
- $40,000 to $49,999: 22
- $50,000 to $59,999: 36
- $60,000 to $69,999: 34
- $70,000 to $79,999: 35
- $80,000 to $89,999: 38
- $90,000 to $99,999: 30
- $100,000 to $124,999: 96
- $125,000 to $149,999: 103
- $150,000 to $174,999: 67
- $175,000 to $199,999: 37
- $200,000 to $249,999: 42
- $250,000 to $299,999: 21
- $300,000 to $399,999: 20
- $400,000 to $499,999: 12
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 14
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 55342:
- Less than $100: 3
- $100 to $149: 2
- $150 to $199: 4
- $200 to $249: 9
- $250 to $299: 6
- $300 to $349: 11
- $350 to $399: 12
- $400 to $449: 8
- $450 to $499: 7
- $500 to $549: 3
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 3
- $750 to $799: 2
- $800 to $899: 2
- $2,000 or more: 2
- No cash rent: 26
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $113,145.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,887
- Some other race householders: $49,784
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,516
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $130,735 (it was $67,500 in 2000)
| 55342: | $130,735 | | Minnesota: | $213,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,660 - $151,598
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $180,849| Here: | $180,849 | | State: | $263,524 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $198,824| Here: | $198,824 | | State: | $212,570 |
In 2-unit structures: $427,007| Here: | $427,007 | | State: | $229,138 |
Mobile homes: $29,020| Here: | $29,020 | | 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: 858
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 20
- Mobile homes: 81

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 721 (68%)
- Carpooled: 135 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 62 (6%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 130 (12%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 194
- 5 to 9 minutes: 226
- 10 to 14 minutes: 115
- 15 to 19 minutes: 87
- 20 to 24 minutes: 62
- 25 to 29 minutes: 19
- 30 to 34 minutes: 83
- 35 to 39 minutes: 27
- 40 to 44 minutes: 42
- 45 to 59 minutes: 27
- 60 to 89 minutes: 21
- 90 or more minutes: 24
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,193
- In family households: 1,880 (540 male householders, 79 female householders)
513 spouses, 657 children (614 natural, 6 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 6 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 313 (122 male householders (104 living alone)), 156 female householders (149 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 286 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 253 1-person, 19 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 1 5-persons.
453 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (16 men, 54 women).
94.4% of residents of 55342 zip code speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 28% well, 22% not well, 15% not at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
Foreign born population: 51 (2.4%)
(33.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (84%)
- Germany (8%)
- Canada (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 10
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 8
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White population: 2,086
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 47
Two or more races population: 9
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1011 |
|  Swedish: 212 |
|  Norwegian: 200 |
|  Other groups: 100 |
|  United States or American: 83 |
|  English: 57 |
|  Irish: 57 |
|  Polish: 28 |
|  Danish: 25 |
|  Dutch: 19 |
|  Scandinavian: 16 |
|  Greek: 12 |
|  French (except Basque): 12 |
|  Czech: 10 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 10 |
|  Lithuanian: 6 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Scottish: 4 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Italian: 3 |
|  Northern European: 2 |
facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HECTOR WWTP (BRYANT AVE E in HECTOR, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0025445, NPDES NON-MAJOR
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
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1650009 4, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Organizations: HECTOR CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HECTOR WWTF
- FAIRWAY CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED (340 HIGHWAY AVENUE EAST in HECTOR, MN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2712900045, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND002846392, CESQG, PCS-MNG490070, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-2712900045, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, RCRIS-MND002846392, CESQG
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
Business NAICS classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE MINING AND QUARRYING.; CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL MINING.
Organizations: FOESCH PAM PEDERSON DENNIS SING NEIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FAIRWAY CONSTRUCTION INC - NONMETALLIC
- BEST MFG (RR 2 BOX 114 in HECTOR, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985770072, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985770072,
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: PETERSON TODD PROPERTY OWNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BEST MANUFACTURING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PAINTIN PLACE (521 MAIN ST in HECTOR, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2712900040, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND071499636, CESQG, RCRIS-MND071499636, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AFS-2712900040, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: MACIK DENNIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MACIK S PAINTIN PLACE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MACIKS PAINTIN PLACE INC
- 3M HECTOR (VENDOR SHOP) (410 BRYANT AVE in HECTOR, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- AMOCO FERTILIZER PLT (710 BRYENT AVE NE in HECTOR, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- FARMERS COOP EXCH (141 ASH in HECTOR, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
Alternative names: FARMERS COOP EXCHANGE
- FAIRWAY CONSTRUCTION (CMI DRUM MIX in HECTOR, MN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,310
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1921
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 127
- South: 37
- West: 46
71% of the 55342 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 1,896. Population change in the 1990s: +247 (+13.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
| Here: | 11.7% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 4.2% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 18.4% | | 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:
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (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.)
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