Housing units in zip code 56097 with a mortgage: 793 (46 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 689
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $987
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $378
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 56097: Wells (A), Wells Golf Club (B), Wells Volunteer Fire Department (C), Wells City Hall (D), Wells City Police Department (E), Wells Public Library (F), Walters Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56097 include: United Lutheran Church (A), Christ Redeemer Lutheran Church (B), Calvary Baptist Church (C), Saint Casimir's Catholic Parish (D), United Methodist Church (E), Covenant Life Church (F), Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (G), Rice Lake Church (H), Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rice Lake Cemetery (1), Rose Hill Cemetery (2), Saint Casimer Cemetery (3), Saint Paul's Cemetery (4), United Lutheran Cemetery (5), Walnut Lake Methodist Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 56097 include: Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Pihls County Park (2), Thompson Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 34
2000 to 2004: 25
1990 to 1999: 111
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 156
1960 to 1969: 172
1950 to 1959: 386
1940 to 1949: 193
1939 or earlier: 722
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 56097:
Less than $10,000: 27
$10,000 to $14,999: 47
$15,000 to $19,999: 120
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $49,999: 102
$50,000 to $59,999: 154
$60,000 to $69,999: 97
$70,000 to $79,999: 128
$80,000 to $89,999: 95
$90,000 to $99,999: 128
$100,000 to $124,999: 202
$125,000 to $149,999: 123
$150,000 to $174,999: 87
$175,000 to $199,999: 62
$200,000 to $249,999: 44
$250,000 to $299,999: 49
$300,000 to $399,999: 34
$400,000 to $499,999: 12
$500,000 to $749,999: 17
$750,000 to $999,999: 21
$1,000,000 or more: 19
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 56097:
Less than $100: 807
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 80
$200 to $249: 164
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 68
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 137
$450 to $499: 114
$500 to $549: 42
$550 to $599: 46
$600 to $649: 65
$650 to $699: 211
$700 to $749: 6
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
No cash rent: 53
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $134,064.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,217
Asian householders: $387,939
Some other race householders: $45,639
Hispanic or Latino householders: $59,331
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $106,067
56097:
$106,067
Minnesota:
$202,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,186 - $158,193
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,711
One, attached: 35
Two: 233
3 or 4: 210
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 226
20 to 49: 238
50 or more: 5,995
Mobile homes: 18
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,469 (74%)
Carpooled: 237 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (1%)
Walked: 103 (5%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 143 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 379
5 to 9 minutes: 389
10 to 14 minutes: 175
15 to 19 minutes: 140
20 to 24 minutes: 97
25 to 29 minutes: 121
30 to 34 minutes: 191
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 61
45 to 59 minutes: 133
60 to 89 minutes: 78
90 or more minutes: 44
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.4%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,180
In family households: 3,611 (986 male householders, 176 female householders)
1,006 spouses, 1,295 children (1,162 natural, 52 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 27 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 569 (211 male householders (169 living alone)), 297 female householders (286 living alone)), 61 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 93 (71 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 723 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons
663 married couples with children.
164 single-parent households (62 men, 102 women).
96.8% of residents of 56097 zip code speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (7% very well, 2% well, 89% not well, 1% not at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 18% well, 5% not well).
439.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% very well, 38% not well).
Foreign born population: 56 (1.4%) (58.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.4%
Whole state:
7.1%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (54%)
Philippines (18%)
Argentina (7%)
Other Eastern Africa (6%)
Germany (4%)
Chile (4%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 16
1990 to 1999: 12
1980 to 1989: 31
Before 1980: 15
Races in zip code 56097:
White population: 3,781 Black population: 63 American Indian population: 11 Asian population: 588 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 185 Hispanic or Latino population: 135
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ARMOUR SWIFT ECKRICH DELI FOODSERVICE COMPANY (115 NORTH BROADWAY in WELLS, MN)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2704300046, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND985710235, CESQG, AFS-2704300046, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, RCRIS-MND985710235, CESQG Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SAUSAGES AND OTHER PREPARED MEAT PRODUCTS; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING Business NAICS classification: MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES. Organizations: ARMOUR SWIFT ECKRICH INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARMOUR SWIFT ECKRICH INC, SWIFT ECKRICH INC., SWIFT-ECKRICH INC - WELLS
ELMERS BODY SHOP (52 2ND SE in WELLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND170193940, CESQG, RCRIS-MND170193940, 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: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: ELMER DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ELMER S BODY SHOP (CONTACT/OWNER)
FOOD N FUEL C38 (259 2ND AVE NW in WELLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000024786, CESQG, RCRIS-MNR000024786, 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: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: FOOD-N-FUEL INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
OAKWOOD PRODUCTS (INDUSTRIAL PARK in WELLS, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WEIHE D AND JACOBSON W (CONTACT/OWNER)
PEAVEY CO (100 N BROADWAY in WELLS, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
MINN DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (RR 1 in WELLS, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: MINN DOT DIST 7 (CONTACT/OWNER)
GRAIN LAND COOP (110 FIRST ST. S.E. in WELLS, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Alternative names: GRAIN LAND COOP - WELLS, WELLS FARMERS ELEV
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Electricity (6%)
Other fuel (4%)
Wood (3%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 3,585. Population change in the 1990s: +765 (+21.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,555
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 428
South: 70
West: 73
71% of the 56097 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114
Here:
24.5%
Minnesota:
12.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
Here:
18.2%
Minnesota:
8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22
Here:
19.5%
Minnesota:
25.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
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)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (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.)
71 people in nursing homes
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Most common first names in zip code 56097 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
35
77.7 years
William
31
79.3 years
Henry
30
81.5 years
Edward
25
77.1 years
Frank
21
81.4 years
Emma
21
86.6 years
Joseph
21
80.7 years
George
19
78.0 years
Marie
18
83.9 years
Anna
17
86.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 56097 among deceased individuals