56055 Zip Code (Lake Crystal, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,139
Zip code population in 2010: 3,902
Zip code population in 2000: 3,812

Houses and condos: 1,836
Renter-occupied apartments: 350
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 56055: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 118.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,896 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,938 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 56055:

• High school or higher: 93.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56055:

• Never married: 19.8%
• Now married: 65.3%
• Separated: 0.1%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 8.9%

• 
• • 3,78296.9%White
  • 471.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 220.6%Black
  • 220.6%Asian
  • 190.5%Two or more races
  • 50.1%American Indian
  • 30.08%Some other race
  • 20.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56055, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,994 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,994
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $44,847 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$44,847
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 25.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,379 (reported on 42.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,379
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,788 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,788
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,636 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$15,636
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 22.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,564 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,564
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,255 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

56055:	$11,255
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,822 (20% of AGI, reported on 34.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,822
State:	$24,665

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,204 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,204
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,643 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

56055:	$7,643
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,004 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,004
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.1%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 46.9% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56055, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,176 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,176
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $36,126 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$36,126
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,346 (reported on 51.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,346
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,573 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,573
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,303 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,303
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,923 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,923
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$7,758 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,758
State:	-$962

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,887 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

56055:	$2,887
Minnesota:	$2,955

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,317 (25% of AGI, reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,317
State:	$20,035

Here:	24.7% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.9% for AGIs below $10k, 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,007 (4% of AGI, reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,007
State:	$3,333

Here:	4.3% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,887 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

56055:	$4,887
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,353 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,353
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.5%

Here:	67%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 62.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56034, 56003, 56090, 56021, 56062, 56074.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 48
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,709

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 61 (35 now married, 25 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 767 (494 now married, 267 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56055 with a mortgage: 859 (20 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 534

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,394
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $496

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 56055 household income distribution in 2019

• 56Less than $10,000
• 69$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 67$25,000 to $29,999
• 94$30,000 to $34,999
• 98$35,000 to $39,999
• 73$40,000 to $44,999
• 48$45,000 to $49,999
• 124$50,000 to $59,999
• 163$60,000 to $74,999
• 335$75,000 to $99,999
• 252$100,000 to $124,999
• 112$125,000 to $149,999
• 116$150,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 56055

• 13Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 53$70,000 to $79,999
• 42$80,000 to $89,999
• 63$90,000 to $99,999
• 119$100,000 to $124,999
• 117$125,000 to $149,999
• 169$150,000 to $174,999
• 174$175,000 to $199,999
• 150$200,000 to $249,999
• 191$250,000 to $299,999
• 117$300,000 to $399,999
• 28$400,000 to $499,999
• 20$500,000 to $749,999
• 26$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 56055

• 40$200 to $249
• 12$350 to $399
• 15$400 to $449
• 55$500 to $549
• 6$550 to $599
• 25$600 to $649
• 93$650 to $699
• 1$750 to $799
• 29$800 to $899
• 7$900 to $999
• 15$1,000 to $1,249
• 7$1,250 to $1,499
• 15$2,000 to $2,499
• 13No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $817.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $188,352
• Black or African American householders: $207,100
• Asian householders: $218,000

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $191,405 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,518 - $269,015

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $255,061

Here:	$255,061
State:	$296,404

Townhouses or other attached units: $174,756

Here:	$174,756
State:	$232,732

In 2-unit structures: $278,508

Here:	$278,508
State:	$259,218

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $368,664

Here:	$368,664
State:	$233,861

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $45,442

Here:	$45,442
State:	$225,601

Mobile homes: $39,430

Here:	$39,430
State:	$67,064

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,482
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 76
• 5 to 9: 78
• 10 to 19: 15
• 20 to 49: 82
• 50 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 46

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56055

• 85.7%1,980Drove a car alone
• 7.4%171Carpooled
• 0.5%11Walked
• 0.6%13Other means
• 5.8%134Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56055

• 113Less than 5 minutes
• 3215 to 9 minutes
• 19610 to 14 minutes
• 32215 to 19 minutes
• 54420 to 24 minutes
• 27525 to 29 minutes
• 20930 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 3140 to 44 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes
• 7690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,139

• Male householders: 966 (293 living alone), Female householders: 777 (185 living alone)

• 1,064 spouses (1,062 opposite-sex spouses), 119 unmarried partners, (119 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,113 children (1,019 natural, 29 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 45 non-relatives

Size of family households: 547 2-persons, 312 3-persons, 209 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 477 1-person, 50 2-persons, 23 3-persons

705 married couples with children.
176 single-parent households (25 men, 151 women).

98.3% of residents of 56055 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% very well, 64% well, 13% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities 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
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

Population in 1990: 3,350. Population change in the 1990s: +462 (+13.8%).

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

• This state: 3,551
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 397
• South: 101
• West: 32

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, 50% lived in Minnesota.

93% of the 56055 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

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)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9709.00 , 9710.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9709.00 , 9710.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 14. The highest number of reported fires - 28 took place in 2011, and the least - 2 in 2018. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (44.9%), and Structure Fires (35.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56055
• 10944.9%Outside Fires
• 8535.0%Structure Fires
• 4317.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 62.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56055, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56055 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	28	76.8 years
Robert	23	73.5 years
William	19	78.9 years
George	17	77.6 years
Mary	16	84.3 years
Thomas	15	76.2 years
Margaret	14	86.2 years
Carl	13	82.7 years
Emma	13	86.4 years
Charles	12	77.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 56055 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	65	83.9 years
Roberts	23	79.6 years
Williams	23	79.9 years
Davis	22	80.0 years
Johnson	22	81.8 years
Anderson	20	79.2 years
Nelson	19	77.4 years
Larson	16	77.4 years
Hanson	14	86.4 years
Owens	14	86.7 years

Businesses in zip code 56055

• Dairy Queen: 1
• FedEx: 1