56215 Zip Code (Benson, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,714
Zip code population in 2010: 4,693
Zip code population in 2000: 4,977

Houses and condos: 2,245
Renter-occupied apartments: 631
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56215: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 211.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 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: $1,420 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,148 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 56215:

• High school or higher: 94.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56215:

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 50.8%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 12.0%

• 
• • 4,26190.4%White
  • 2304.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1863.9%Two or more races
  • 320.7%Black
  • 30.06%American Indian

Urban population: 3,287
Rural population: 1,426

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56215, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $59,302 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,302
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $47,376 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$47,376
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1292.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3992.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7751.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11279.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20280.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,222 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,222
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.5% for AGIs below $25k, 26.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 268.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,790 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,790
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.1% for AGIs below $25k, 19.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 103.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 285.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,112 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,112
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $25k, 14.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 440.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 710.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,411 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,411
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.8% for AGIs below $25k, 117.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 196.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 331.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 719.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,991 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

56215:	$9,991
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 126.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 173.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 301.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 543.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $40,700 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$40,700
State:	$33,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 685.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1083.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,783 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	$11,783
State:	$11,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 459.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,757 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

56215:	$6,757
State:	$8,252

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 236.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,163 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,163
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.4% for AGIs below $25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.4%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

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)

Nearest zip codes: 56226, 56271, 56231, 56381, 56244, 56252.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 308
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,753

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 97 (83 now married, 15 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 863 (339 now married, 523 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56215 with a mortgage: 680 (110 second mortgage, 82 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,370
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $473

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

• Zip code 56215 household income distribution in 2022

• 88Less than $10,000
• 85$10,000 to $14,999
• 92$15,000 to $19,999
• 111$20,000 to $24,999
• 125$25,000 to $29,999
• 94$30,000 to $34,999
• 93$35,000 to $39,999
• 117$40,000 to $44,999
• 47$45,000 to $49,999
• 240$50,000 to $59,999
• 160$60,000 to $74,999
• 171$75,000 to $99,999
• 275$100,000 to $124,999
• 80$125,000 to $149,999
• 101$150,000 to $199,999
• 173$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56215

• 22Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 39$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$40,000 to $49,999
• 32$50,000 to $59,999
• 75$60,000 to $69,999
• 81$70,000 to $79,999
• 82$80,000 to $89,999
• 45$90,000 to $99,999
• 127$100,000 to $124,999
• 75$125,000 to $149,999
• 172$150,000 to $174,999
• 31$175,000 to $199,999
• 83$200,000 to $249,999
• 153$250,000 to $299,999
• 148$300,000 to $399,999
• 15$400,000 to $499,999
• 36$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$750,000 to $999,999
• 36$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 5$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56215

• 8Less than $100
• 13$150 to $199
• 14$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 30$400 to $449
• 44$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 27$550 to $599
• 90$600 to $649
• 33$650 to $699
• 48$700 to $749
• 135$800 to $899
• 15$900 to $999
• 56$1,000 to $1,249
• 25$1,500 to $1,999
• 10$2,000 to $2,499
• 62No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $915.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $500,570.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,290
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $91,041

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $165,088 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,021 - $280,086

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,441

Here:	$188,441
State:	$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $788,358

Here:	$788,358
State:	$312,049

Mobile homes: $204,525

Here:	$204,525
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,775
• One, attached: 91
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 18
• 5 to 9: 102
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 164
• 50 or more: 39
• Mobile homes: 25

Unemployment: 3.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56215

• 78.5%1,792Drove a car alone
• 5.8%133Carpooled
• 0.4%9Bus or trolley bus
• 0.7%16Bicycle
• 6.2%142Walked
• 0.8%19Other means
• 4.9%112Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56215

• 452Less than 5 minutes
• 5345 to 9 minutes
• 26210 to 14 minutes
• 21715 to 19 minutes
• 5620 to 24 minutes
• 4625 to 29 minutes
• 27730 to 34 minutes
• 7935 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 8445 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 7190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,714

• Male householders: 978 (227 living alone), Female householders: 1,079 (338 living alone)

• 990 spouses (989 opposite-sex spouses), 149 unmarried partners, (116 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,344 children (1,282 natural, 31 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 2 foster children, 35 other relatives, 20 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 120 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 733 2-persons, 380 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 565 1-person, 71 2-persons, 3 3-persons

546 married couples with children.
434 single-parent households (138 men, 296 women).

98.2% of residents of 56215 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 15% well, 16% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% very well, 42% not well).

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: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 5,107.

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

• This state: 3,908
• Northeast: 65
• Midwest: 349
• South: 84
• West: 229

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.

89% of the 56215 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% 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): 2
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

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)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 23. The highest number of reported fires - 35 took place in 2002, and the least - 12 in 2014. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.3%), and Outside Fires (33.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56215
• 17143.3%Structure Fires
• 13433.9%Outside Fires
• 7218.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 184.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56215, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56215 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	45	76.9 years
Mary	38	81.0 years
Clara	32	85.3 years
Carl	28	79.8 years
Arthur	28	77.8 years
Anna	28	88.1 years
Richard	25	70.5 years
Henry	23	82.5 years
William	22	82.1 years
Mabel	22	86.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 56215 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	62	80.8 years
Hanson	38	80.5 years
Olson	37	81.0 years
Anderson	36	79.4 years
Nelson	33	80.3 years
Larson	28	81.2 years
Lee	26	80.3 years
Thompson	22	80.2 years
Pederson	22	83.0 years
Knutson	18	80.5 years

Businesses in zip code 56215
Name	Count		Name	Count
Burger King	1		H&R Block	1
Dairy Queen	1		Jones New York	1
FedEx	1		True Value	1