56215 Zip Code (Benson, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2015: 4,307
Zip code population in 2010: 4,693
Zip code population in 2000: 4,977

Houses and condos: 2,210
Renter-occupied apartments: 582
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 56215: 74.9 (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).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2015:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $799 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $819 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 56215:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56215:

• Never married: 24.3%
• Now married: 55.7%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 12.1%
• Divorced: 7.6%

Urban population: 3,003
Rural population: 1,303

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: 169
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,810

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 86 (29 now married, 57 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 668 (381 now married, 287 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56215 with a mortgage: 697 (35 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 700

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $929
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $407

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2015:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2015:

• Zip code 56215 household income distribution in 2015

• 
• 153Less than $10,000
• 97$10,000 to $14,999
• 120$15,000 to $19,999
• 137$20,000 to $24,999
• 136$25,000 to $29,999
• 81$30,000 to $34,999
• 61$35,000 to $39,999
• 65$40,000 to $44,999
• 101$45,000 to $49,999
• 183$50,000 to $59,999
• 241$60,000 to $74,999
• 239$75,000 to $99,999
• 200$100,000 to $124,999
• 65$125,000 to $149,999
• 53$150,000 to $199,999
• 47$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2015 in zip code 56215

• 
• 13Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 39$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$40,000 to $49,999
• 98$50,000 to $59,999
• 104$60,000 to $69,999
• 48$70,000 to $79,999
• 136$80,000 to $89,999
• 137$90,000 to $99,999
• 158$100,000 to $124,999
• 85$125,000 to $149,999
• 122$150,000 to $174,999
• 72$175,000 to $199,999
• 106$200,000 to $249,999
• 50$250,000 to $299,999
• 46$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$750,000 to $999,999
• 4$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 4$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2015 in zip code 56215

• 
• 10Less than $100
• 10$100 to $149
• 13$150 to $199
• 32$200 to $249
• 21$300 to $349
• 34$350 to $399
• 88$400 to $449
• 93$450 to $499
• 43$500 to $549
• 35$550 to $599
• 57$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 8$750 to $799
• 46$800 to $899
• 12$900 to $999
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 16$1,250 to $1,499
• 10$3,500 or more
• 47No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2015: $555.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $102,000.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2015 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,772
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $53,933

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $97,800 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,400 - $165,500

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,611
• One, attached: 83
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 79
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 145
• 20 to 49: 66
• 50 or more: 121
• Mobile homes: 32

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56215

• 
• 76.0%1,678Drove a car alone
• 7.7%170Carpooled
• 1.0%23Bus or trolley bus
• 0.0%1Railroad
• 0.5%12Bicycle
• 7.2%160Walked
• 2.0%45Other means
• 5.4%119Worked at home

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

• 
• 369Less than 5 minutes
• 7705 to 9 minutes
• 37410 to 14 minutes
• 11615 to 19 minutes
• 8620 to 24 minutes
• 4525 to 29 minutes
• 15730 to 34 minutes
• 3535 to 39 minutes
• 3440 to 44 minutes
• 7245 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 2790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,208

• In family households: 3,341 (745 male householders, 458 female householders)

  940 spouses, 1,043 children (972 natural, 19 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 10 other relatives, 97 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 867 (344 male householders (278 living alone)), 432 female householders (395 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 99 (93 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 657 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 215 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 673 1-person, 103 2-persons

530 married couples with children.
350 single-parent households (39 men, 311 women).

96.3% of residents of 56215 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 24% well, 17% not well, 11% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% very well, 36% well, 6% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% very well, 31% not at all).

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: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.4%

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

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

• This state: 3,657
• Northeast: 33
• Midwest: 376
• South: 82
• West: 62

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.

92% of the 56215 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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)

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