Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,879
| This zip code: | $50,879 | | Minnesota: | $55,802 |
Nearest zip codes: 56034, 56021, 56090, 56062, 56003, 56074.
Housing units in zip code 56055 with a mortgage: 581 (52 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 280
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,126
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $391
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | 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: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 24
- 1995 to 1998: 84
- 1990 to 1994: 59
- 1980 to 1989: 141
- 1970 to 1979: 269
- 1960 to 1969: 130
- 1950 to 1959: 148
- 1940 to 1949: 87
- 1939 or earlier: 561
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Crystal, MN (56055): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 29
- 2 bedrooms: 278
- 3 bedrooms: 600
- 4 bedrooms: 258
- 5 or more bedrooms: 43
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 72
- 2 bedrooms: 91
- 3 bedrooms: 53
- 4 bedrooms: 21
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 56055 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 37
- 1 vehicle: 281
- 2 vehicles: 542
- 3 vehicles: 273
- 4 vehicles: 52
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 36
- 1 vehicle: 109
- 2 vehicles: 77
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 4 vehicles: 10
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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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 56055:
- Less than $10,000: 23
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 7
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 8
- $50,000 to $59,999: 29
- $60,000 to $69,999: 32
- $70,000 to $79,999: 29
- $80,000 to $89,999: 30
- $90,000 to $99,999: 40
- $100,000 to $124,999: 152
- $125,000 to $149,999: 196
- $150,000 to $174,999: 181
- $175,000 to $199,999: 124
- $200,000 to $249,999: 173
- $250,000 to $299,999: 97
- $300,000 to $399,999: 76
- $400,000 to $499,999: 27
- $500,000 to $749,999: 23
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 56055:
- Less than $100: 10
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 14
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 31
- $350 to $399: 14
- $400 to $449: 22
- $450 to $499: 14
- $500 to $549: 8
- $650 to $699: 5
- No cash rent: 27
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $192,258.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,266
- Black or African American householders: $171,820
- Asian householders: $180,863
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,580 (it was $87,800 in 2000)
| 56055: | $170,580 | | Minnesota: | $213,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,118 - $223,155
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $214,141| Here: | $214,141 | | State: | $270,059 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $120,309| Here: | $120,309 | | State: | $220,268 |
In 2-unit structures: $156,746| Here: | $156,746 | | State: | $280,233 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,118| Here: | $95,118 | | State: | $204,358 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $88,027| Here: | $88,027 | | State: | $190,214 |
Mobile homes: $28,367| Here: | $28,367 | | State: | $34,666 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,234
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 61
- 10 to 19: 10
- 20 to 49: 38
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 118
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,560 (81%)
- Carpooled: 189 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 58 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 119 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 138
- 5 to 9 minutes: 223
- 10 to 14 minutes: 165
- 15 to 19 minutes: 295
- 20 to 24 minutes: 552
- 25 to 29 minutes: 158
- 30 to 34 minutes: 137
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 16
- 45 to 59 minutes: 38
- 60 to 89 minutes: 27
- 90 or more minutes: 60
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,688
- In family households: 3,210 (898 male householders, 159 female householders)
884 spouses, 1,154 children (1,092 natural, 17 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 19 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 478 (200 male householders (148 living alone)), 211 female householders (202 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 55 (31 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 483 2-persons, 220 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 350 1-person, 56 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
835 married couples with children.
157 single-parent households (47 men, 110 women).
97.0% of residents of 56055 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% very well, 43% well, 5% not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 26% well, 6% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 18 (0.5%)
(88.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (22%)
- Taiwan (22%)
- Canada (22%)
- Other Western Europe (11%)
- Russia (11%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 4
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 3,752
Black population: 14
American Indian population: 11
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 13

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1414 |
|  Norwegian: 485 |
|  Welsh: 203 |
|  English: 171 |
|  Swedish: 157 |
|  Irish: 146 |
|  United States or American: 115 |
|  Other groups: 59 |
|  Danish: 54 |
|  French (except Basque): 44 |
|  Dutch: 41 |
|  Scottish: 33 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 30 |
|  Polish: 29 |
|  Czech: 28 |
|  Italian: 24 |
|  European: 20 |
|  Finnish: 16 |
|  Scandinavian: 14 |
|  Swiss: 13 |
|  Ukrainian: 9 |
|  Northern European: 5 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |
|  Canadian: 4 |
|  Austrian: 2 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Slovene: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BLUE EARTH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT (202 COUNTY ROAD 9 E in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985705037, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRIS-MND985705037,
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: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Organizations: BLUE EARTH CO HWY DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BLUE EARTH COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BLUE EARTH CO HWY DEPT
- PARKVIEW MEDICAL CLINIC (102 S MAIN BOX 884 in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985707280, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985707280,
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: HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES
Organizations: MADELIA CLINIC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NORTHSTAR ETHANOL LLC (ADDRESS UNKNOWN in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AFS-2701300099, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, PCS-MN0067172, NPDES NON-MAJOR
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: NORTHSTAR ETHANOL, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MIKES REPAIR (131 W HUMPHRY in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SCHULZ MIKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NORTHSTAR ETHANOL LLC (SEC 2 in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- HENRY LAUREN AUTO SALES (RR 2 BOX 101 in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: HENRY DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NORTHSTAR ETHANOL (19200 499TH AVE in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Alternative names: NORTHSTAR ETHANOL LLC
- HINRICHS DENNIS CONSTRUCTION (RR 2 BOX 1D in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GRAIN COMMERCE OF SOUTHERN (BOX 1210 in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- GRAIN COMMERENCE (RT 2 in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- HANSEN (6 MI NW OF MANKATO OFF COUTY RD 68 in JUDSON, MN)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,185
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3091
- Northeast: 14
- Midwest: 435
- South: 50
- West: 116
64% of the 56055 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 3,350. Population change in the 1990s: +462 (+13.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 4.1% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 1.5% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 11.8% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CRYSTEEL TRUCK EQUIPMENT INC (52248 EMBER RD in LAKE CRYSTAL, MN; small business): $14,805 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$8,661 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Passenger Motor Vehicles. Signed on 2004-09-13. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$6,144 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
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)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (20-49: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (20-49: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 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
- 33 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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