Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,327 Zip code population in 2010: 4,693 Zip code population in 2000: 4,977
Houses and condos: 2,240 Renter-occupied apartments: 736
% of renters here:
37%
State:
28%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 56215: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 211.3 sq. mi. Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.9% ($1,139)
Minnesota:
1.1% ($2,670)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,218 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,022 (0.8%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,111
(48.8%)
Females: 2,216
(51.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 56215:
High school or higher: 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 1.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 56215:
Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 11.8%
Zip code 56215 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $131,694
56215:
$131,694
Minnesota:
$246,700
Median resident age:
This zip code:
45.4 years
Minnesota median age:
38.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Minnesota:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56215, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,988 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$52,988
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $39,877 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
Here:
$39,877
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 29.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,308 (reported on 42.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,308
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,765 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,765
State:
$5,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,436 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$9,436
State:
+$16,131
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,674 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,674
State:
+$12,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,679 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
56215:
$8,679
Minnesota:
$15,212
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,124 (18% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:
$19,124
State:
$24,665
Here:
18.1% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,669 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,669
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,490 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
56215:
$8,490
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,017 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,017
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.2%
Here:
72%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)
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 (21% of AGI, reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:
$15,273
State:
$20,035
Here:
20.8% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% 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 (4% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,869
State:
$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
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)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 224 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,785
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 85 (45 now married, 39 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 756 (358 now married, 397 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56215 with a mortgage: 652 (4 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 627
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,161 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $440
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.1%
Whole state:
9.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
8.6%
Whole state:
5.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.1
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
3.9
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56215: Benson Golf Club (A), Ambush Park Campground (B), Benson (C), Ambush Park Campground (D), Swift County Historical Museum (E), Benson City Hall (F), Benson Fire Department (G), Swift County Law Enforcement Center (H), Swift County Courthouse (I), Benson Public Library (J), Swift County Historical Museum (K), Swift County Law Enforcement Center (L), Swift County Courthouse (M), Benson Public Library (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56215 include: Saint Malachy Catholic Church (A), Trinity Lutheran Church (B), Saint Francis Catholic Church (C), First Evangelical Free Church (D), Pilgrim Congregational United Church (E), Saint Mark's Lutheran Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Saint Malachy Catholic Church (H), Trinity Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Our Redeemer Cemetery (1), Big Bend Cemetery (2), Saint Francis Cemetery (3), Benson City Cemetery (4), Erickson Cemetery (5), Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery (6), Saint Pauli Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Swan Lake (A), Lake Moore (B), Lynch Lake (C), Lake Johnson (D), Hoffs Slough (E), Lake Hassel (F), Frovold Lake (G), Camp Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 56215 include: Ambush Park (1), Roosevelt Park (2), Lathrop Park (3), Hoiland Park (4), Brock Field (5), Benson Wayside Park (6), Ambush Park (7), Roosevelt Park (8), Lathrop Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 100 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 594 2-persons, 366 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 692 1-person, 72 2-persons, 11 3-persons
519 married couples with children.
350 single-parent households (44 men, 306 women).
96.8% of residents of 56215 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 17% well, 5% not well, 13% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 6% well, 22% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 56 (1.3%) (24.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.3%
Whole state:
8.4%
22%Singapore
21%Belize
17%Guatemala
14%Honduras
7%Thailand
2%Denmark
2%Eritrea
32%Norwegian
22%German
9%Polish
4%Irish
3%American
2%Swedish
2%French
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
662010 or later
202000 to 2009
41990 to 1999
25Before 1990
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.
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%
55.5%Utility gas
20.3%Electricity
19.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.7%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 5,107.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,564
Northeast: 56
Midwest: 330
South: 107
West: 148
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, 50% lived in Minnesota.
88% of the 56215 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% 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): 1
Here:
0.3%
Minnesota:
10.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:
0.9%
Minnesota:
7.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
Here:
12.8%
Minnesota:
22.0%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
72,341Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
70,727Architecture and engineering occupations
67,685Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
66,279Management occupations
56,578Education, training, and library occupations
52,178Life, physical, and social science occupations
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)
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)
People in group quarters in 2010:
62 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
19 people in group homes intended for adults
8 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
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
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
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 23. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 35 took place in 2002, and the least - 12 in 2014. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.3%), and Outside Fires (33.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56215