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City: Houston, MN
Houston County, MN
Zip code population (2000): 3,002
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,816



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Houses and condos: 1,255
Renter-occupied apartments: 232
% of renters here:  20%
State:  25%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 55943: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 155.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.2% ($697)
Minnesota:  1.6% ($1,297)

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Males: 1,490  (49.6%)
Females: 1,512  (50.4%)

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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $159,703
55943:  $159,703
Minnesota:  $213,600

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  39.7 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 55943, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,333 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $36,333
State:  $53,560

Salary/wage: $34,152 (reported on 83.7% of returns)
Here:  $34,152
State:  $46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.1% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,417 (reported on 52.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,417
Minnesota:  $1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,049 (reported on 25.3% of returns)
Here:  $1,049
State:  $3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,255 (reported on 23.5% of returns)
Here:  +$7,255
State:  +$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,170 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:  +$3,170
State:  +$10,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,759 (reported on 4.0% of returns)
55943:  $2,759
Minnesota:  $2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,853 (2% of AGI, reported on 24.9% of returns)
Here:  $14,853
State:  $20,035
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.3% for AGIs below $10k, 10.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,184 (3.3% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:  $2,184
Minnesota:  $3,333

Here:  3.3% of AGI
State:  3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,073 (reported on 79.2% of returns)
55943:  $4,073
State:  $8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,610 (reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:  $1,610
State:  $1,523
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.8%
Here:  73%
State:  59%
(% for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.1% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,999
This zip code:  $43,999
Minnesota:  $55,802
Houston, MN (55943) map

Nearest zip codes: 55921, 55971, 55974, 55941, 55925, 55947.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  71.2%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 55943 with a mortgage: 276 (28 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 170


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $948

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $331

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  10.0%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.2%
Whole state:  3.9%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.7
State:  3.7


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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 32
  • 1995 to 1998: 101
  • 1990 to 1994: 66
  • 1980 to 1989: 80
  • 1970 to 1979: 168
  • 1960 to 1969: 101
  • 1950 to 1959: 83
  • 1940 to 1949: 84
  • 1939 or earlier: 544



Zip code 55943 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houston, MN (55943):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 24
  • 2 bedrooms: 192
  • 3 bedrooms: 453
  • 4 bedrooms: 206
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 56


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 60
  • 2 bedrooms: 72
  • 3 bedrooms: 64
  • 4 bedrooms: 25
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 11



Vehicles available in 55943 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 14
  • 1 vehicle: 217
  • 2 vehicles: 377
  • 3 vehicles: 233
  • 4 vehicles: 69
  • 5 or more vehicles: 21


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 35
  • 1 vehicle: 119
  • 2 vehicles: 55
  • 3 vehicles: 16
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 55943 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 55943 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 55943:

  • Less than $10,000: 10
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 5
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 4
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 3
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 10
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 21
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 23
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 25
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 30
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 32
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 34
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 87
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 94
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 111
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 57
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 80
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 70
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 67
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 42
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 27
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 9
  • $1,000,000 or more: 22
 



55943 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 55943:

  • Less than $100: 1
  • $100 to $149: 5
  • $150 to $199: 14
  • $200 to $249: 17
  • $250 to $299: 12
  • $300 to $349: 17
  • $350 to $399: 20
  • $400 to $449: 15
  • $450 to $499: 2
  • $500 to $549: 4
  • $550 to $599: 2
  • $600 to $649: 5
  • $700 to $749: 5
  • $750 to $799: 9
  • $800 to $899: 3
  • $900 to $999: 6
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 5
  • No cash rent: 22
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $138,722.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,552 (it was $88,300 in 2000)
55943:  $171,552
Minnesota:  $213,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,539 - $159,544

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $263,255
Here:  $263,255
State:  $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $84,026
Here:  $84,026
State:  $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $80,706
Here:  $80,706
State:  $280,233

Mobile homes: $38,007
Here:  $38,007
State:  $34,666


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,066
  • One, attached: 6
  • Two: 23
  • 3 or 4: 14
  • 5 to 9: 10
  • 10 to 19: 16
  • 20 to 49: 31
  • 50 or more: 2
  • Mobile homes: 91
55943 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,073 (70%)
  • Carpooled: 215 (14%)
  • Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 63 (4%)
  • Other means: 8 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 167 (11%)
 

55943 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 71
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 197
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 149
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 115
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 169
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 120
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 229
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 65
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 67
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 103
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 51
  • 90 or more minutes: 29
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.7%


Household type by relationship
Households: 2,931

  • In family households: 2,532 (672 male householders, 166 female householders)
    679 spouses, 876 children (807 natural, 7 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 20 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 399 (133 male householders (101 living alone)), 192 female householders (172 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 73 (64 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 390 2-persons, 200 3-persons, 138 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 273 1-person, 45 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

575 married couples with children.
147 single-parent households (34 men, 113 women).

97.2% of residents of 55943 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 24% well, 27% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% very well, 14% well, 6% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 42 (1.4%)
(64.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Philippines (55%)
  • United Kingdom (17%)
  • Germany (12%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (7%)
  • Other Southern Africa (7%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1985 to 1989: 7
  • 1980 to 1984: 7
  • 1975 to 1979: 7
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 3
  • 1965 to 1969: 5

White population: 2,967
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 9
Asian population: 6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 7

Zip code 55943 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 956
 Norwegian: 927
 Irish: 208
 United States or American: 112
 English: 81
 Swedish: 61
 Polish: 39
 European: 32
 Dutch: 31
 Other groups: 31
 Italian: 28
 Czech: 28
 Scotch-Irish: 27
 Scandinavian: 12
 Swiss: 12
 French (except Basque): 11
 French Canadian: 10
 Welsh: 8
 Scottish: 7
 Northern European: 5
 British: 4
 Russian: 4
 Luxemburger: 3
 Latvian: 3
 Yugoslavian: 3
 Danish: 2
 Finnish: 2
 Czechoslovakian: 2
 Pennsylvania German: 2



Zip code 55943 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • MINNESOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (306 W. ELM ST. in HOUSTON, MN)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010294012
    Organizations: HOUSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • ENVIRONMENT SAFE RECYCLING (HWY 16 W in HOUSTON, MN)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: RAATZ JOHN AND PEPPERS JD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • FESTIVALS & MORE INC (200 WESTGATE DR in HOUSTON, MN)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY OF RUSHFORD (401 WEST CEDAR in HOUSTON, MN)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)


Median worth of mobile homes: $29,724

Zip code 55943 marital status for males
Zip code 55943 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Wood (9%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1335
  • Northeast: 12
  • Midwest: 1510
  • South: 33
  • West: 60

62% of the 55943 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Minnesota.

Population in 1990: 3,337. Population change in the 1990s: -335 (-10.0%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here:  3.7%
Minnesota:  11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:  2.0%
Minnesota:  6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:  9.6%
Minnesota:  24.6%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (50-99: 1)
  • Educational Services: Exam Preparation and Tutoring (20-49: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (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.)




People in group quarters
  • 63 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in religious group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2




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