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City: Benson, MN
Swift County, MN
Zip code population (2000): 4,977
Estimated zip code population in 2008: 4,480



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Houses and condos: 2,193
Renter-occupied apartments: 501
% of renters here:  25%
State:  25%

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 56215: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 215.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008:
This zip code:  1.4% ($609)
Minnesota:  1.7% ($1,297)

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Males: 2,408  (48.4%)
Females: 2,569  (51.6%)

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Urban population: 3,471
Rural population: 1,506

Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $123,102
56215:  $123,102
Minnesota:  $213,800


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 56215 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  40.3 years
Minnesota median age:  35.4 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Minnesota:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56215, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,258 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $37,258
State:  $53,560

Salary/wage: $31,163 (reported on 84.4% of returns)
Here:  $31,163
State:  $46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.0% for AGIs below $10k, 68.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,659 (reported on 49.6% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,659
Minnesota:  $1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,141 (reported on 22.5% of returns)
Here:  $1,141
State:  $3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,349 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:  +$3,349
State:  +$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,524 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
Here:  +$5,524
State:  +$10,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,689 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:  +$4,689
State:  $-962
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,972 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
56215:  $2,972
Minnesota:  $2,955
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Self-employed pension: $4,091 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:  $4,091
Minnesota:  $12,099

Total itemized deductions: $15,273 (1% of AGI, reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:  $15,273
State:  $20,035
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,869 (3.8% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)
Here:  $2,869
Minnesota:  $3,333

Here:  3.8% of AGI
State:  3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,596 (reported on 75.7% of returns)
56215:  $4,596
State:  $8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,455 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:  $1,455
State:  $1,523
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.6%
Here:  74%
State:  59%
(% for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.6% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,085
This zip code:  $42,085
Minnesota:  $57,288
Benson, MN (56215) map

Nearest zip codes: 56226, 56271, 56231, 56381, 56244, 56252.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  66.1%
Whole state:  66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 56215 with a mortgage: 703 (43 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 490


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $960

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  8.9%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  3.7


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemetery: Saint Pauli Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Swift Falls Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in zip code 56215: Danvers State Wildlife Management Areas (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Benson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 31
  • 1995 to 1998: 95
  • 1990 to 1994: 63
  • 1980 to 1989: 126
  • 1970 to 1979: 393
  • 1960 to 1969: 236
  • 1950 to 1959: 319
  • 1940 to 1949: 293
  • 1939 or earlier: 621



Zip code 56215 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson, MN (56215):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 26
  • 2 bedrooms: 299
  • 3 bedrooms: 754
  • 4 bedrooms: 366
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 66


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedrooms: 168
  • 2 bedrooms: 185
  • 3 bedrooms: 114
  • 4 bedrooms: 17
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5



Vehicles available in 56215 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 47
  • 1 vehicle: 357
  • 2 vehicles: 707
  • 3 vehicles: 308
  • 4 vehicles: 64
  • 5 or more vehicles: 28


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 130
  • 1 vehicle: 259
  • 2 vehicles: 76
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4



Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

Zip code 56215 household income distribution in 2008

Zip code 56215 house/condo values in 2008


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 56215:

  • Less than $10,000: 10
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 5
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 9
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 12
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 16
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 39
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 51
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 83
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 75
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 68
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 78
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 245
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 166
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 161
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 92
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 106
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 39
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 45
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 23
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 17
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
  • $1,000,000 or more: 9
 



56215 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 56215:

  • Less than $100: 10
  • $100 to $149: 14
  • $150 to $199: 29
  • $200 to $249: 40
  • $250 to $299: 38
  • $300 to $349: 37
  • $350 to $399: 32
  • $400 to $449: 25
  • $450 to $499: 54
  • $500 to $549: 41
  • $550 to $599: 19
  • $600 to $649: 2
  • $650 to $699: 4
  • $800 to $899: 9
  • $900 to $999: 14
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 6
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 4
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 1
  • No cash rent: 43
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $70,964.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,033
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,887

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $124,178 (it was $68,000 in 2000)
56215:  $124,178
Minnesota:  $213,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,303 - $158,907

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $153,228
Here:  $153,228
State:  $263,524

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,118
Here:  $111,118
State:  $212,570

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,272
Here:  $114,272
State:  $196,431

Mobile homes: $38,631
Here:  $38,631
State:  $34,666


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,706
  • One, attached: 52
  • Two: 34
  • 3 or 4: 19
  • 5 to 9: 37
  • 10 to 19: 87
  • 20 to 49: 95
  • 50 or more: 61
  • Mobile homes: 86
56215 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,964 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 163 (7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 24 (1%)
  • Walked: 112 (5%)
  • Other means: 11 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 139 (6%)
 

56215 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 433
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 765
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 423
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 181
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 100
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 44
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 102
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 16
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 63
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 90
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 35
  • 90 or more minutes: 47
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.2%


Household type by relationship
Households: 4,821

  • In family households: 4,069 (1,139 male householders, 208 female householders)
    1,194 spouses, 1,430 children (1,332 natural, 26 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 4 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 752 (254 male householders (213 living alone)), 427 female householders (415 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 136 (93 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 638 2-persons, 249 3-persons, 254 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 628 1-person, 50 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

1,034 married couples with children.
177 single-parent households (44 men, 133 women).

96.7% of residents of 56215 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 4% well, 15% not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 11% well, 7% not well).

Foreign born population: 41 (0.8%)
(43.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.8%
Whole state:  5.3%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (29%)
  • Canada (22%)
  • Micronesia (17%)
  • Peru (17%)
  • India (12%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1985 to 1989: 9
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 9

White population: 4,896
Black population: 10
American Indian population: 8
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 25
Two or more races population: 27

First ancestries reported:

 Norwegian: 1753
 German: 1516
 Swedish: 207
 Irish: 196
 French (except Basque): 126
 United States or American: 124
 English: 114
 Polish: 90
 Other groups: 79
 Danish: 64
 Dutch: 48
 Scandinavian: 28
 European: 24
 Belgian: 23
 Scottish: 22
 French Canadian: 16
 Czech: 13
 Scotch-Irish: 13
 Russian: 8
 Northern European: 7
 Finnish: 5
 Italian: 5
 Icelander: 5
 Czechoslovakian: 4
 Austrian: 4
 Lithuanian: 3
 Croatian: 2
 Slovak: 2
 Luxemburger: 2
 Swiss: 1



Zip code 56215 topographic map


Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • FIBROMINN BIOMASS POWER PLANT (900 INDUSTRY DR in BENSON, MN)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-C00012042, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2715100038, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2715100038, AIR MAJOR
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
    Organizations: CITY OF BENSON, MN (CONTACT/OWNER) , FIBROMINN, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , FIBROMINN LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , POWERMINN 9090 LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , CITY OF BENSON, MN (OWNER/OPERATOR) , FIBROMINN, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  • BENSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (2200 KANSAS AVENUE in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0020036, NPDES NON-MAJOR
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1760008 5, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-MN1760008 6,
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Business NAICS classification: SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
    Organizations: BENSON CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BENSON WWTP
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY ETHANOL COMPANY (270 20TH STREET NORTHWEST in BENSON, MN)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2715100026, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-A00002247, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, AFS-2715100026, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, PCS-MN0062898, NPDES NON-MAJOR, RCRIS-MNS000109488, SQG
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS
    Business NAICS classification: ETHYL ALCOHOL MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: CHIPPEWA VALLEY ETHANOL CO LLLP (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: CHIPPEWA VALLEY AGRAFUELS CO, CHIPPEWA VALLEY ETHANOL CO LLLP, CVEC BENSON ETHANOL
  • GLACIAL PLAINS COOPERATIVE (195 30TH AVE NE in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRIS-MNR000109736, CESQG
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: FERTILIZERS, MIXING ONLY
    Business NAICS classification: FERTILIZER (MIXING ONLY) MANUFACTURING.
    Alternative names: GLACIAL PLAINS COOPERATIVE BENSON
  • AGRALITE COOPERATIVE (320 EAST HIGHWAY 12 in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND008903619, SQG, RCRIS-MND008903619, CESQG
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
    Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC BULK POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL.
    Organizations: AGRILITE COOPERATIVE (CONTACT/OWNER) , AGRALITE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AGRALITE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
  • BENSON BODY SHOP (W HWY 12 in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2715100033, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-MND087680245, CESQG, AFS-2715100033, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, RCRIS-MND087680245, CESQG
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (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: SCHRECK MARK (CONTACT/OWNER) , BENSON BODY SHOP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BENSON READY MIX (13TH ST N in BENSON, MN)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2715100032, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-A00000607, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
    Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
    Business NAICS classification: READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: CENTRAL-ALLIED ENTERPRISES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • MNDOT BENSON (1910 MCKINNEY AVE in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985753961, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985753961,
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: MNDOT STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER) , MNDOT CENTRAL OFFICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: MNDOT DISTRICT 4B BENSON TRUCK STATION
  • AGVISE LABORATORIES INC (902 13TH ST N in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985758713, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985758713,
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: NONCOMMERCIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
    Business NAICS classification: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES.
    Organizations: N L D ASSOCIATES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BENSON GOLF COURSE (2222 ATLANTIC AVE in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985697614, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985697614,
    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: PUBLIC GOLF COURSES
    Business NAICS classification: GOLF COURSES AND COUNTRY CLUBS.
    Organizations: BENSON GOLF CLUB (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BENSONS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HWY 9 E in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND982423857, CESQG, RCRIS-MND982423857,
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    Organizations: BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER) , ISD 777 (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ISD 777 BENSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  • PAMIDA INC (19TH AND MINNESOTA AVE in BENSON, MN)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985769611, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985769611,
    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: VARIETY STORES
  • GLACIAL PLAINS COOPERATIVE (260 20TH STREET NORTHWEST in BENSON, MN)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2715100029, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2715100029, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: CROP PREPARATION SERVICES FOR MARKET, EXCEPT COTTON GINNING; FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
    Business NAICS classification: POSTHARVEST CROP ACTIVITIES (EXCEPT COTTON GINNING).; FARM PRODUCT WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE.


Median worth of mobile homes: $41,502

Zip code 56215 marital status for males
Zip code 56215 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 4288
  • Northeast: 26
  • Midwest: 422
  • South: 63
  • West: 103

67% of the 56215 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Minnesota.

Population in 1990: 5,107. Population change in the 1990s: -130 (-2.5%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:  1.5%
Minnesota:  11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:  1.9%
Minnesota:  6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:  1.9%
Minnesota:  24.6%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • GREAT PLAINS INDUSTRIES INC (205 HWY 29 SE in BENSON, MN; small business)
    $194,600 with Air Force for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2005-06-07. Completion date: 2006-01-18.
  • REDBALL, LLC (140 30TH AVE SE in BENSON, MN; small business)
    $20,295 with Army for Soil Preparation Equipment. Taking place in KS. Signed on 2002-12-13. Completion date: 2003-01-30.


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)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 4)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (20-49: 1, 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.)




People in group quarters
  • 80 people in nursing homes
  • 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2 people in religious group quarters





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