Estimated zip code population in 2019: 5,935 Zip code population in 2010: 5,867 Zip code population in 2000: 5,960
Houses and condos: 2,810 Renter-occupied apartments: 566
% of renters here:
22%
State:
28%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 56101: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 173.8 sq. mi. Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.2% ($1,427)
Minnesota:
1.1% ($2,670)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,447 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,386 (1.3%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $116,325
56101:
$116,325
Minnesota:
$246,700
According to our research of Minnesota and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 56101 zip code as of August 19, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 56101 is 3,001 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.2 years
Minnesota median age:
38.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.2 people
Minnesota:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56101, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,264 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,264
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $35,604 (reported on 82.7% of returns)
Here:
$35,604
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 28.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,144 (reported on 37.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,144
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,453 (reported on 23.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,453
State:
$5,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,914 (reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:
+$10,914
State:
+$16,131
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,536 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$9,536
State:
+$12,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,360 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
56101:
$9,360
Minnesota:
$15,212
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $17,933 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
56101:
$17,933
Minnesota:
$17,874
Total itemized deductions: $20,565 (20% of AGI, reported on 22.6% of returns)
Here:
$20,565
State:
$24,665
Here:
19.9% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,591 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,591
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,560 (reported on 22.3% of returns)
56101:
$8,560
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,036 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,036
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.8%
Here:
71%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 64.2% for AGIs below $25k, 68.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56101, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,800 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,800
State:
$53,560
Salary/wage: $30,195 (reported on 81.8% of returns)
Here:
$30,195
State:
$46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.8% for AGIs below $10k, 67.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,568 (reported on 49.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,568
Minnesota:
$1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,700 (reported on 33.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,700
State:
$3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$3,746 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,746
State:
+$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,862 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
+$6,862
State:
+$10,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$5,085 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,085
State:
-$962
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -8.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,930 (reported on 5.6% of returns)
56101:
$2,930
Minnesota:
$2,955
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $10,304 (reported on 0.8% of returns)
Here:
$10,304
Minnesota:
$12,099
Total itemized deductions: $15,884 (25% of AGI, reported on 22.3% of returns)
Here:
$15,884
State:
$20,035
Here:
24.8% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $10k, 13.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,020 (4% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$3,020
State:
$3,333
Here:
4.5% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,305 (reported on 74.7% of returns)
56101:
$4,305
State:
$8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,563 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,563
State:
$1,523
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.3%
Here:
76%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $10k, 79.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 174 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,424
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 130 (132 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 966 (502 now married, 461 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56101 with a mortgage: 1,105 (41 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 923
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,071 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $421
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.0%
Whole state:
9.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.1%
Whole state:
5.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.0
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
3.9
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56101: Lowers Lake Wayside (A), Windom (B), Cottonwood County Fairgrounds (C), Windom Country Club (D), Cottonwood County Courthouse (E), Windom Public Library (F), Windom City Hall (G), Windom Volunteer Fire Department (H), Cottonwood County Historical Society (I), Cottonwood County Law Enforcement Center (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56101 include: Seventh Day Adventist Church (A), Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church (B), Lutheran Church of Our Savior (C), Living Word Lutheran Church (D), Lasting Joy Church (E), United Methodist Church (F), First Presbyterian Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Evangelical Free Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wilder Cemetery (1), Resthaven Memory Gardens (2), Christiana Norwegian Cemetery (3), Delafield Cemetery (4), Delft Cemetery (5), Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery (6), Voth Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Arnolds Lake (A), Wolf Lake (B), Warren Lake (C), Summit Lake (D), String Lakes (E), Rat Lake (F), Parso Lake (G), Lake Independence (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 56101 include: Island Park (1), Laurs Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2), Little Swan Lake State Wildlife Management A (3), Dynamite County Park (4), Kastle Kingdom Park (5), Legion Field (6), Mayflower Park (7), Witt Memorial Park (8), Tegels Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 214 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 785 2-persons, 284 3-persons, 274 4-persons, 109 5-persons, 112 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 933 1-person, 60 2-persons, 8 5-persons
1,020 married couples with children.
255 single-parent households (96 men, 159 women).
89.7% of residents of 56101 zip code speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 19% well, 9% not well, 11% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 20% well, 35% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 368 (6.2%) (28.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.2%
Whole state:
8.4%
53%Honduras
17%El Salvador
8%Indonesia
3%Singapore
3%Guyana
3%Micronesia
2%Mexico
39%German
12%Norwegian
5%American
3%Irish
3%Swedish
2%English
2%Scandinavian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
962010 or later
1612000 to 2009
311990 to 1999
95Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NELSON G P DDS PA (1020 FOURTH AVE in WINDOM, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985722578, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985722578, 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: OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DENTISTS Business NAICS classification: OFFICES OF DENTISTS.
HIGLEY FORD SALES INC (1065 3RD AVE in WINDOM, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2703300027, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND985749241, CESQG, AFS-2703300027, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, RCRIS-MND985749241, CESQG 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: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED); TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Business NAICS classification: NEW CAR DEALERS.; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: HIGLEY STEVEN AND REDDING GA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, HIGLEY FORD SALES CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
AREA CENTRAL KDGN. (1012 5TH AVE in WINDOM, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010177040 Organizations: WINDOM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HIGHLAND EL. (72 10TH ST. in WINDOM, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010177020 Organizations: WINDOM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MINN STATE OF NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY (1049 FIFTH AVENUE in WINDOM, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: STATE OF MN (CONTACT/OWNER)
GRANTS FLYING SERVICE (WINDOM ARPT in WINDOM, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
PEOPLES NATURAL GAS WINDOM MN (948 FOURTH AVE in WINDOM, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: UTILICORP UNITED (CONTACT/OWNER)
MINN DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION MA7B (S CO RD 26 in WINDOM, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: MINNESOTA STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
GRANDMA WAYNES FUNRITURE SHOP (HWY 60 NE RTE 2 BOX 247 in WINDOM, MN)
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 Organizations: HAROLDSON WAYNE AND GLADYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GRANDMA WAYNES FURNITURE SHOP
HELGESON CLEANERS (943 3RD AVE in WINDOM, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
FLOYDS TRUCK BODY (HWY 60 E BOX 421 in WINDOM, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BLACKSTAD FLOYD (CONTACT/OWNER)
FRANKS REPAIR (RTE 4 in WINDOM, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: AMBROSE FRANK (CONTACT/OWNER)
BAUER DECORATING (931 3RD AVENUE in WINDOM, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BAYER JERRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAYER DECORATING
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%
64.5%Utility gas
17.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
13.0%Electricity
2.5%No fuel used
1.0%Wood
0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 6,224.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,175
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 1,120
South: 74
West: 115
68% of the 56101 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
89% of the 56101 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:
7.2%
Minnesota:
10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
Here:
8.1%
Minnesota:
7.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:
2.9%
Minnesota:
22.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
73,047Architecture and engineering occupations
63,976Business and financial operations occupations
62,527Management occupations
54,136Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
54,129Life, physical, and social science occupations
53,746Community and social service occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 3)
People in group quarters in 2010:
75 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
68 people in group homes intended for adults
13 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
90 people in nursing homes
79 people in homes for the mentally retarded
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of reported fires - 35 took place in 2003, and the least - 4 in 2005. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (39.0%), and Structure Fires (27.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56101