56115 Zip Code (Balaton, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,294
Zip code population in 2010: 1,366
Zip code population in 2000: 1,410

Houses and condos: 585
Renter-occupied apartments: 97
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56115: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 119.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,543 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,031 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 56115:

• High school or higher: 96.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
• Unemployed: 3.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56115:

• Never married: 19.0%
• Now married: 64.3%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 10.8%

• 
• • 1,22594.7%White
  • 463.6%Two or more races
  • 221.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10.08%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56115, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,460 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,460
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $49,378 (reported on 78.5% of returns)

Here:	$49,378
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1310.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3662.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6686.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12225.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27027.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,054 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,054
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 427.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,300 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 13.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 107.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 207.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,586 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,586
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.5% for AGIs below $25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 157.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 517.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,617 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,617
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.7% for AGIs below $25k, 387.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 457.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1270.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,289 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

56115:	$11,289
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 129.1% for AGIs below $25k, 188.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1667.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $28,067 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$28,067
State:	$33,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2105.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,767 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

56115:	$6,767
State:	$8,252

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 338.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,529 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,529
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56115, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,740 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,740
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $37,625 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$37,625
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.4% for AGIs below $25k, 74.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $970 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$970
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,117 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,117
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,310 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$17,310
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,760 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,760
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,529 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

56115:	$7,529
Minnesota:	$15,212

Total itemized deductions: $19,525 (19% of AGI, reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$19,525
State:	$24,665

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,767 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,767
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,881 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

56115:	$6,881
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.9%

Here:	77%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56115, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,446 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,446
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $29,985 (reported on 82.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,985
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,241 (reported on 51.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,241
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $868 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$868
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,036 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,036
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,776 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,776
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,405 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,405
State:	-$962

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, -5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,929 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

56115:	$2,929
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,659 (24% of AGI, reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$14,659
State:	$20,035

Here:	23.7% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,029 (3% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,029
State:	$3,333

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,651 (reported on 77.1% of returns)

56115:	$3,651
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,697 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,697
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.4%

Here:	80%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56132, 56169, 56151, 56170, 56157, 56172.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 45
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 493

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 53 (52 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 184 (125 now married, 59 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56115 with a mortgage: 238 (17 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,513
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $485

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 56115 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$25,000 to $29,999
• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $74,999
• 89$75,000 to $99,999
• 59$100,000 to $124,999
• 35$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $199,999
• 18$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56115

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 27$70,000 to $79,999
• 16$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999
• 32$200,000 to $249,999
• 49$250,000 to $299,999
• 54$300,000 to $399,999
• 24$400,000 to $499,999
• 58$500,000 to $749,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56115

• 6$100 to $149
• 6$200 to $249
• 3$300 to $349
• 5$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 3$650 to $699
• 8$700 to $749
• 8$900 to $999
• 33No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $982.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $416,661.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $190,665
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $563,796

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $222,238 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,543 - $368,449

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $131,098

Here:	$131,098
State:	$374,552

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 554
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 1
• 5 to 9: 1
• 10 to 19: 1
• 20 to 49: 12
• Mobile homes: 8

Unemployment: 3.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56115

• 67.9%429Drove a car alone
• 11.2%71Carpooled
• 1.6%10Walked
• 0.6%4Other means
• 19.5%123Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56115

• 48Less than 5 minutes
• 495 to 9 minutes
• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 6315 to 19 minutes
• 14720 to 24 minutes
• 7125 to 29 minutes
• 7230 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 640 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,294

• Male householders: 300 (104 living alone), Female householders: 239 (64 living alone)

• 307 spouses (307 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 356 children (339 natural, 9 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 22 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 30 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 17 2-persons

280 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (32 men, 23 women).

98.6% of residents of 56115 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 42% well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BALATON WWTP (W HIGHWAY 14 in BALATON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0020559, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1420001 4, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
  Organizations: BALATON CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BALATON PRESS TRIBUNE RECORD (220 CENTRAL AVE in BALATON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND982220899, CESQG, RCRIS-MND982220899,
  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: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING, OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING
  Business NAICS classification: NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS.
  Organizations: SWIFT KATHERINE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BOBS BODY SHOP (2147 140TH ST in BALATON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985746072, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985746072,
  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: FRICKE BOB (CONTACT/OWNER) , BOB S BODY SHOP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BALATON EL. (330 3RD ST. in BALATON, MN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010411010
  

• BALATON (CITY HALL in BALATON, MN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%

Population in 1990: 1,305. Population change in the 1990s: +105 (+8.0%).

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

• This state: 1,039
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 167
• South: 33
• West: 27

70% of the 56115 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.

94% of the 56115 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (5-9: 1)

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 11. The highest number of reported fires - 25 took place in 2012, and the least - 4 in 2008. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (51.3%), and Structure Fires (33.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56115
• 9851.3%Outside Fires
• 6333.0%Structure Fires
• 2513.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 52.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56115, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56115 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	76.8 years
Anna	11	90.1 years
Arthur	9	75.8 years
Henry	9	82.3 years
George	8	78.0 years
Mabel	8	88.5 years
Emma	7	85.8 years
Lillian	7	85.5 years
Albert	7	83.3 years
Carl	7	86.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 56115 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	41	82.6 years
Anderson	20	82.3 years
Miller	15	78.4 years
Swanson	14	77.0 years
Nelson	14	77.9 years
Erickson	14	78.8 years
Swan	11	83.7 years
Loeck	9	82.6 years
Mitzner	9	82.3 years
Larson	8	83.2 years

Businesses in zip code 56115

• Jimmy John's: 1