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City: Lake Crystal, MN
Blue Earth County, MN
Zip code population (2000): 3,812
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 4,090

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Houses and condos: 1,510
Renter-occupied apartments: 245
% of renters here:  17%
State:  25%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 56055: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 115.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.4% ($828)
Minnesota:  1.6% ($1,297)

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Males: 1,923  (50.4%)
Females: 1,889  (49.6%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $158,798
56055:  $158,798
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:  37.4 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.6 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

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 (2% of AGI, reported on 34.6% of returns)
Here:  $16,317
State:  $20,035
(% 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 (4.3% of AGI, reported on 29.5% of returns)
Here:  $3,007
Minnesota:  $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
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

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)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,879
This zip code:  $50,879
Minnesota:  $55,802
Lake Crystal, MN (56055) map

Nearest zip codes: 56034, 56021, 56090, 56062, 56003, 56074.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  72.1%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

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


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemeteries: Cambria Cemetery (1), Lake Crystal Cemetery (2), Lincoln Cemetery (3), Jerusalem Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Mennenga Lake (B), Lily Lake (C), Rush Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Lake Crystal Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 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



Zip code 56055 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Crystal, MN (56055):
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedrooms: 29
  • 2 bedrooms: 278
  • 3 bedrooms: 600
  • 4 bedrooms: 258
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 43


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 72
  • 2 bedrooms: 91
  • 3 bedrooms: 53
  • 4 bedrooms: 21
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8



Vehicles available in 56055 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 37
  • 1 vehicle: 281
  • 2 vehicles: 542
  • 3 vehicles: 273
  • 4 vehicles: 52
  • 5 or more vehicles: 25


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 36
  • 1 vehicle: 109
  • 2 vehicles: 77
  • 3 vehicles: 11
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 56055 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 56055 house/condo values in 2007


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
 



56055 rent paid by renters


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
 


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


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
56055 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

56055 zip code travel time to work

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
 

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
  • 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

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

Zip code 56055 races chart


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



Zip code 56055 topographic map


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

Zip code 56055 marital status for males
Zip code 56055 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (59%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


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%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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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