Housing units in zip code 56209 with a mortgage: 590 (43 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 347
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,247
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $449
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.6%
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 56209: Atwater (A), Island Pine Golf Club (B), City of Atwater Fire Department (C), Atwater Police Department (D), Atwater Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56209 include: Lake Elizabeth Church (A), Saint John Lutheran Church (B), Immanuel Lutheran Church (C), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (D), Rosendale Church (E), United Methodist Church (F), Immanuel Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Oakside Cemetery (2), Bethlehem Cemetery (3), Immanuel Cemetery (4), Rosendale Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Tadd Lake (A), Pay Lake (B), Wheeler Lake (C), Summit Lake (D), Upper Lake (E), Sperry Lake (F), Schultz Lake (G), Otter Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 56209 include: Wieker State Wildlife Management Area (1), Gennesse State Wildlife Management Area (2), Homer Bach Softball Field (3), Gordy Johnson Little League Field (4), Centennial Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 41
2000 to 2004: 94
1990 to 1999: 178
1980 to 1989: 87
1970 to 1979: 250
1960 to 1969: 144
1950 to 1959: 155
1940 to 1949: 67
1939 or earlier: 314
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 56209:
Less than $10,000: 8
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 54
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 41
$70,000 to $79,999: 39
$80,000 to $89,999: 68
$90,000 to $99,999: 66
$100,000 to $124,999: 99
$125,000 to $149,999: 118
$150,000 to $174,999: 102
$175,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 to $249,999: 89
$250,000 to $299,999: 73
$300,000 to $399,999: 65
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 84
$1,000,000 or more: 12
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 56209:
Less than $100: 8
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 28
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 48
$450 to $499: 14
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 29
$600 to $649: 198
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 24
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
No cash rent: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $210,938.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,976
Asian householders: $76,606
Hispanic or Latino householders: $194,070
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $165,675
56209:
$165,675
Minnesota:
$202,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,183 - $257,184
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,246
One, attached: 16
Two: 75
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 117
10 to 19: 51
Mobile homes: 31
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,069 (79%)
Carpooled: 123 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 10 (1%)
Motorcycle: 10 (1%)
Bicycle: 13 (1%)
Walked: 57 (4%)
Other means: 29 (2%)
Worked at home: 86 (6%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 96
5 to 9 minutes: 150
10 to 14 minutes: 119
15 to 19 minutes: 226
20 to 24 minutes: 247
25 to 29 minutes: 112
30 to 34 minutes: 140
35 to 39 minutes: 27
40 to 44 minutes: 13
45 to 59 minutes: 49
60 to 89 minutes: 30
90 or more minutes: 48
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.4%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,523
In family households: 2,213 (633 male householders, 96 female householders)
609 spouses, 771 children (708 natural, 28 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 21 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 310 (128 male householders (112 living alone)), 145 female householders (140 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 392 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons
412 married couples with children.
143 single-parent households (58 men, 85 women).
97.2% of residents of 56209 zip code speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% very well, 48% well, 27% not well, 9% not at all).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (22% very well, 75% well, 2% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 31 (1.3%) (41.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.3%
Whole state:
7.1%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Austria (33%)
Thailand (33%)
Mexico (33%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 10
1990 to 1999: 11
1980 to 1989: 16
Before 1980: 6
Races in zip code 56209:
White population: 2,455 Black population: 74 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 45 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 2 Two or more races population: 10 Hispanic or Latino population: 101
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ATWATER WWTP (KANDI-MEEKER RD in ATWATER, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0022659, NPDES NON-MAJOR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1340001 4, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: ATWATER CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION (215 PLEASANT AVE in ATWATER, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2706700037, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND985744424, CESQG, AFS-2706700037, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, RCRIS-MND985744424, CESQG Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC and NAICS classification: AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT Organizations: LARSON R JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE (108 N 2ND ST in ATWATER, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000070672, CESQG, RCRIS-MNR000070672, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BIERTHWOTH NORMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
A.C.G.C. ALP (302 S 2ND ST. in ATWATER, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-012396301
ATWATER FORD INC (HWY 12 W in ATWATER, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DANIEL F FOSTERVOLD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WALSH PATRICK M (CONTACT/OWNER)
ATWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL (301 S 3RD ST in ATWATER, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ELDONS AUTO BODY (109 PLEASANT AVE in ATWATER, MN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
ATWATER BUS GARAGE (101 MAIN ST S in ATWATER, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ATWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
O M ENTERPRISES OF ATWATER INC (HWY 12 E in ATWATER, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
Utility gas (29%)
Electricity (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 1,841. Population change in the 1990s: +651 (+35.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,224
Northeast: 11
Midwest: 208
South: 33
West: 41
71% of the 56209 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% 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): 25
Here:
10.3%
Minnesota:
12.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:
6.7%
Minnesota:
8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:
26.2%
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:
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Offices of Bank Holding Companies (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Educational Services: Sports and Recreation Instruction (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (20-49: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19: 1)
Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (10-19: 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.)
11 people in homes for the mentally ill
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Most common first names in zip code 56209 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Arthur
15
80.9 years
Carl
13
81.5 years
William
12
79.5 years
Anna
11
87.6 years
John
10
65.5 years
Esther
9
85.0 years
George
9
77.5 years
Walter
9
71.9 years
Clarence
9
79.3 years
Harold
9
85.3 years
Most common last names in zip code 56209 among deceased individuals
