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
% of renters here:
20%
State:
28%
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).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,909)
Minnesota:
1.1% ($2,670)
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%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,139
(51.7%)
Females: 2,000
(48.3%)
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%
Zip code 56055 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $191,405
56055:
$191,405
Minnesota:
$246,700
Median resident age:
This zip code:
41.0 years
Minnesota median age:
38.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Minnesota:
2.5 people
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)
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:
This zip code:
4.3%
Whole state:
9.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
2.8%
Whole state:
5.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.1
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.9
State:
3.9
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56055: Lake Crystal (A), Welsh Heritage Farms (B), Lake Crystal City Hall (C), Lake Crystal Public Library (D), Lake Crystal Fire Department (E), Lake Crystal Police Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56055 include: Lincoln Church (A), Our Saviors Church (B), First Presbyterian Church (C), Zion Lutheran Church (D), Trinity Lutheran Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Holy Family Catholic Church (G), First United Methodist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cambria Cemetery (1), Our Saviors Cemetery (2), Jerusalem Cemetery (3), Lake Crystal Cemetery (4), Lincoln Cemetery (5), Holy Family Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Armstrong Lake (A), Strom Lake (B), Mennenga Lake (C), McGibneys Lake (D), Loon Lake (E), Lily Lake (F), Lieberg Lake (G), Horseshoe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
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).
Foreign born population: 34 (0.8%) (97.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.8%
Whole state:
8.4%
85%Guatemala
12%Bolivia
3%Japan
3%Chile
54%German
6%Irish
6%American
5%Norwegian
4%Welsh
3%English
3%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
42010 or later
302000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
1Before 1990
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%
63.1%Utility gas
24.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9.1%Electricity
1.5%Wood
1.3%Other fuel
0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
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
Here:
2.5%
Minnesota:
10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:
1.1%
Minnesota:
7.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
Here:
15.5%
Minnesota:
22.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
117,756Law enforcement workers including supervisors
115,985Legal occupations
69,367Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
61,277Management occupations
58,159Life, physical, and social science occupations
56,969Architecture and engineering occupations
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 contractsfrom 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)
People in group quarters in 2000:
33 people in nursing homes
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
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 2013:
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
45
$127,630
42
$107,660
227
$135,955
16
$44,742
1
$895,740
29
$84,956
1
$218,790
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
3
$110,030
4
$93,048
20
$131,932
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
3
$53,230
APPLICATIONS DENIED
4
$121,113
8
$108,291
61
$140,307
5
$14,362
0
$0
6
$113,303
4
$106,805
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
1
$239,700
45
$146,268
6
$57,077
0
$0
1
$30,180
3
$125,320
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
1
$104,360
3
$68,127
15
$144,265
1
$37,850
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:9709.00
, 9710.00
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
6
$169,353
14
$156,867
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
4
$166,650
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
0
$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
1
$167,790
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
0
$0
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