56209 Zip Code (Atwater, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,240
Zip code population in 2010: 2,339
Zip code population in 2000: 2,492

Houses and condos: 1,297
Renter-occupied apartments: 161
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 56209: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 97.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,550 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,822 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 56209:

• High school or higher: 96.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56209:

• Never married: 25.3%
• Now married: 58.9%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 4.1%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 2,24395.9%White
  • 743.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 80.3%Asian
  • 50.2%Black
  • 40.2%Two or more races
  • 30.1%American Indian
  • 20.09%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56209, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,187 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,187
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $38,698 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,698
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,589 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,589
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,543 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,543
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,633 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$8,633
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,225 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

56209:	$9,225
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,211 (20% of AGI, reported on 31.3% of returns)

Here:	$20,211
State:	$24,665

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,220 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,220
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,661 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

56209:	$8,661
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,081 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,081
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.6%

Here:	70%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 57.9% for AGIs below $25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56209, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,890 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,890
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $32,095 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,095
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.8% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,091 (reported on 44.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,091
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,541 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,541
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,382 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,382
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,330 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,330
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,692 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

56209:	$2,692
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $16,813 (24% of AGI, reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,813
State:	$20,035

Here:	24.3% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,493 (3% of AGI, reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,493
State:	$3,333

Here:	3.5% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,743 (reported on 76.1% of returns)

56209:	$4,743
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,440 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,440
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.9%

Here:	73%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 59.3% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56251, 56243, 56253, 56288, 56228, 56201.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 40
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 891

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (16 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 412 (208 now married, 203 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56209 with a mortgage: 429 (18 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 338

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,253
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $529

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 56209 household income distribution in 2019

• 21Less than $10,000
• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 56$30,000 to $34,999
• 47$35,000 to $39,999
• 42$40,000 to $44,999
• 44$45,000 to $49,999
• 113$50,000 to $59,999
• 115$60,000 to $74,999
• 152$75,000 to $99,999
• 88$100,000 to $124,999
• 64$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 56209

• 5Less than $10,000
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 38$70,000 to $79,999
• 38$80,000 to $89,999
• 42$90,000 to $99,999
• 85$100,000 to $124,999
• 61$125,000 to $149,999
• 63$150,000 to $174,999
• 55$175,000 to $199,999
• 81$200,000 to $249,999
• 56$250,000 to $299,999
• 73$300,000 to $399,999
• 32$400,000 to $499,999
• 32$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 4$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 56209

• 14$100 to $149
• 2$200 to $249
• 1$250 to $299
• 1$300 to $349
• 3$350 to $399
• 1$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 23$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 15$600 to $649
• 15$650 to $699
• 2$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 10$1,000 to $1,249
• 1$2,000 to $2,499
• 33No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $745.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $237,315.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $165,133
• Asian householders: $78,585
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $199,082

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $169,953 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,654 - $264,104

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $219,808

Here:	$219,808
State:	$296,404

Mobile homes: $91,930

Here:	$91,930
State:	$67,064

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,189
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 23
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 22
• Mobile homes: 35

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56209

• 81.6%963Drove a car alone
• 7.5%89Carpooled
• 1.4%17Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%4Motorcycle
• 2.5%30Walked
• 0.8%10Other means
• 5.2%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56209

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 1375 to 9 minutes
• 10610 to 14 minutes
• 17615 to 19 minutes
• 31120 to 24 minutes
• 7725 to 29 minutes
• 10130 to 34 minutes
• 3135 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 2660 to 89 minutes
• 4590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,240

• Male householders: 466 (113 living alone), Female householders: 461 (125 living alone)

• 512 spouses (512 opposite-sex spouses), 77 unmarried partners, (77 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 617 children (576 natural, 11 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 46 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 22 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 310 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 94 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 238 1-person, 75 2-persons, 3 3-persons

378 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (27 men, 89 women).

97.7% of residents of 56209 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% very well, 48% well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

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)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: RAASCH ELDON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ATWATER (CITY HALL 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: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%

Population in 1990: 1,841. Population change in the 1990s: +651 (+35.4%).

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

• This state: 1,896
• Northeast: 27
• Midwest: 206
• South: 35
• West: 53

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.

91% of the 56209 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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)

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 fire incidents - 24 took place in 2009, and the least - 4 in 2008. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (38.7%), and Outside Fires (30.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56209
• 7438.7%Structure Fires
• 5830.4%Outside Fires
• 3216.8%Other
• 2714.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56209, Minnesota

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
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Peterson	23	77.4 years
Johnson	21	79.2 years
Anderson	20	77.4 years
Nelson	18	76.4 years
Larson	13	77.9 years
Slinden	12	82.2 years
Hovey	11	73.5 years
Olson	10	81.1 years
Swenson	10	73.0 years
Kragenbring	9	76.8 years

Businesses in zip code 56209

• Ford: 1