Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,395
| This zip code: | $56,395 | | Minnesota: | $55,802 |
Nearest zip codes: 55941, 54603, 55925, 54650, 54601, 55919.
Housing units in zip code 55947 with a mortgage: 1,200 (211 second mortgage, 210 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 616
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,424
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $394
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 63
- 1995 to 1998: 174
- 1990 to 1994: 238
- 1980 to 1989: 587
- 1970 to 1979: 568
- 1960 to 1969: 316
- 1950 to 1959: 373
- 1940 to 1949: 208
- 1939 or earlier: 370
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in La Crescent, MN (55947): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 70
- 2 bedrooms: 395
- 3 bedrooms: 1,148
- 4 bedrooms: 556
- 5 or more bedrooms: 130
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 51
- 1 bedrooms: 109
- 2 bedrooms: 248
- 3 bedrooms: 57
- 4 bedrooms: 18
- 5 or more bedrooms: 11
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Vehicles available in 55947 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 60
- 1 vehicle: 480
- 2 vehicles: 1,218
- 3 vehicles: 414
- 4 vehicles: 108
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 70
- 1 vehicle: 283
- 2 vehicles: 112
- 3 vehicles: 27
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 55947:
- Less than $10,000: 29
- $10,000 to $14,999: 15
- $15,000 to $19,999: 14
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 12
- $30,000 to $34,999: 11
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 21
- $50,000 to $59,999: 7
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 12
- $80,000 to $89,999: 13
- $90,000 to $99,999: 14
- $100,000 to $124,999: 108
- $125,000 to $149,999: 183
- $150,000 to $174,999: 349
- $175,000 to $199,999: 274
- $200,000 to $249,999: 437
- $250,000 to $299,999: 277
- $300,000 to $399,999: 236
- $400,000 to $499,999: 99
- $500,000 to $749,999: 109
- $750,000 to $999,999: 22
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 55947:
- Less than $100: 14
- $150 to $199: 1
- $200 to $249: 19
- $250 to $299: 35
- $300 to $349: 38
- $350 to $399: 54
- $400 to $449: 52
- $450 to $499: 41
- $500 to $549: 34
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 2
- $650 to $699: 4
- $700 to $749: 4
- $750 to $799: 10
- No cash rent: 52
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $177,788.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $203,652
- Asian householders: $282,689
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $153,734
- Two or more races householders: $135,647
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $211,972
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $205,109 (it was $113,300 in 2000)
| 55947: | $205,109 | | Minnesota: | $213,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $153,191 - $262,102
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $256,752| Here: | $256,752 | | State: | $270,059 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $213,320| Here: | $213,320 | | State: | $220,268 |
In 2-unit structures: $177,113| Here: | $177,113 | | State: | $280,233 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,085| Here: | $121,085 | | State: | $204,358 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $172,239| Here: | $172,239 | | State: | $190,214 |
Mobile homes: $16,744| Here: | $16,744 | | State: | $34,666 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000| Here: | $45,000 | | State: | $94,976 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,300
- One, attached: 63
- Two: 36
- 3 or 4: 123
- 5 to 9: 95
- 10 to 19: 84
- 20 to 49: 42
- Mobile homes: 152
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,188 (83%)
- Carpooled: 302 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 77 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (0%)
- Worked at home: 226 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 229
- 5 to 9 minutes: 503
- 10 to 14 minutes: 723
- 15 to 19 minutes: 951
- 20 to 24 minutes: 585
- 25 to 29 minutes: 157
- 30 to 34 minutes: 181
- 35 to 39 minutes: 37
- 40 to 44 minutes: 39
- 45 to 59 minutes: 80
- 60 to 89 minutes: 55
- 90 or more minutes: 64
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 29.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,229
- In family households: 6,413 (1,710 male householders, 361 female householders)
1,810 spouses, 2,386 children (2,196 natural, 81 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 7 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 816 (341 male householders (291 living alone)), 372 female householders (335 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 97 (71 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 919 2-persons, 423 3-persons, 463 4-persons, 199 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 626 1-person, 76 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
1,665 married couples with children.
292 single-parent households (67 men, 225 women).
97.2% of residents of 55947 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 17% well, 18% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 9% well, 23% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 48% well).
Foreign born population: 90 (1.2%)
(47.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (23%)
- Germany (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Other Western Africa (9%)
- Canada (9%)
- Philippines (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 29
- 1990 to 1994: 10
- 1985 to 1989: 4
- 1980 to 1984: 6
- 1975 to 1979: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 28
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White population: 7,198
Black population: 26
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 52
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 5
Two or more races population: 50

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2887 |
|  Norwegian: 1588 |
|  Irish: 547 |
|  Polish: 333 |
|  English: 264 |
|  United States or American: 194 |
|  Other groups: 162 |
|  Dutch: 82 |
|  Czech: 76 |
|  French (except Basque): 64 |
|  Swedish: 62 |
|  Scottish: 57 |
|  Italian: 45 |
|  French Canadian: 41 |
|  Danish: 41 |
|  Swiss: 26 |
|  European: 23 |
|  Finnish: 21 |
|  Luxemburger: 18 |
|  Welsh: 17 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 16 |
|  Arab:: 6 |
|  Lebanese: 6 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 5 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 3 |
|  Nigerian: 3 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Austrian: 2 |
|  Australian: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Canadian: 1 |
|  Yugoslavian: 1 |

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 55947 not listed on the city page:- LACRESCENT SEC. (Students: 996; Location: LANCER BLVD., LACRESCENT, MN; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LACRESCENT-HOKAH EL. (Students: 490; Location: 4TH & OAK ST. S., LACRESCENT, MN; Grades: 01 - 05)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ABNET QUARRY (SEE LOCATION DESCRIPTION in LA CRESCENT, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MNG490104, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
Organizations: LA CRESCENT ROCK PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APPLE BLOSSOM CLEANERS (31 S WALNUT ST in LA CRESCENT, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND981190184, CESQG, RCRIS-MND981190184,
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: GARMENT PRESSING, AND AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANERS
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
Organizations: MILLER ROBERT E (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BAUMGARTNER TRUCK INC (105 N 1ST in LA CRESCENT, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND982063174, CESQG, RCRIS-MND982063174,
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: TRUCK TRAILERS
Organizations: BAUMGARTNER TRUCKING (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BAUMGARTNER TRUCKING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAUMGARTNER TRUCKING INC
- BREYERS SALES AND SERVICE (523 S SEVENTH ST in LA CRESCENT, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND058334772, CESQG, RCRIS-MND058334772,
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: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
Organizations: BREYER EVERET (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BREYERS SALES & SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GOPHER MARINE (103 HILLVIEW BLVD in LA CRESCENT, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000021121, CESQG, RCRIS-MNR000021121,
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DORNACK DEAN A (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MNDOT BRIDGE PAINTING PROJECT (I90 BRIDGE MISSISSIPPI RIVER in DRESBACH, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- MNDOT (RTE 2 DRESBACH TOWNSHIP in LA CRESCENT, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MINNESOTA STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GADY TRUCKING (302 S CHESTNUT in LA CRESCENT, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GFS INC (MAIN ST in LA CRESCENT, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: GERDES GLENN SKHEIL JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,889
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (68%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1701
- Northeast: 67
- Midwest: 5134
- South: 188
- West: 127
64% of the 55947 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 6,700. Population change in the 1990s: +638 (+9.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 123
| Here: | 12.4% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
| Here: | 7.3% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 9.3% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CREST PRECAST, INC (609 KISTLER DR in LA CRESCENT, MN; small business): $449,929 in 23 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Prefabricated and Portable Buildings, Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms, Tile, Brick, and Block, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command, and others Signed by year: 2000: $49,720; 2001: $93,500; 2002: $94,162; 2003: $36,048; 2004: $29,072; 2005: $73,140; 2006: $74,287.
Biggest contracts:
$93,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in ND. Signed on 2001-09-18. Completion date: 2001-10-15.
$80,100 with Army for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2004-08-03. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$62,962 with Air Force for Scaffolding Equipment and Concrete Forms. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2002-11-18. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
$49,720 with Air Force for Tile, Brick, and Block. Signed on 2000-08-01. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
- LA CRESCENT ERECTION CO, INC (695 BECKMAN ROAD in LA CRESCENT, MN; small business)
$24,327 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2005-09-08. Completion date: 2005-05-10.
- REDMAN, JERRY (1684 HIGHWOOD DR in LA CRESCENT, MN; small business): $9,412 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$4,800 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2003-09-22. Completion date: 2003-10-03.
$4,500 with Army for Educational Services. Taking place in WI. Signed on 2004-08-02. Completion date: 2004-09-03.
$112 with Army for Educational Services. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 2003-10-03.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Television Broadcasting (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (50-99: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (50-99: 1)
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1, 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
- 64 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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