Housing units in zip code 56215 with a mortgage: 916 (79 second mortgage, 137 home equity loan, 90 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 700
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,078
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.9%
Whole state:
11.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
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
Year house built
2005 or later: 36
2000 to 2004: 153
1990 to 1999: 298
1980 to 1989: 274
1970 to 1979: 360
1960 to 1969: 294
1950 to 1959: 255
1940 to 1949: 222
1939 or earlier: 497
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 56215:
Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 43
$15,000 to $19,999: 32
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 69
$50,000 to $59,999: 79
$60,000 to $69,999: 69
$70,000 to $79,999: 118
$80,000 to $89,999: 157
$90,000 to $99,999: 81
$100,000 to $124,999: 221
$125,000 to $149,999: 143
$150,000 to $174,999: 156
$175,000 to $199,999: 115
$200,000 to $249,999: 139
$250,000 to $299,999: 60
$300,000 to $399,999: 33
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 6
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 56215:
Less than $100: 1
$100 to $149: 54
$150 to $199: 53
$200 to $249: 707
$250 to $299: 127
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 77
$450 to $499: 397
$500 to $549: 1,450
$550 to $599: 3,552
$600 to $649: 172
$650 to $699: 44
$700 to $749: 2,383
$750 to $799: 73
$800 to $899: 151
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
No cash rent: 65
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $239,466.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,448
Hispanic or Latino householders: $66,400
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $120,407
56215:
$120,407
Minnesota:
$202,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,347 - $178,745
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $147,257
Here:
$147,257
State:
$249,955
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,726
One, attached: 104
Two: 20
3 or 4: 70
5 to 9: 207
10 to 19: 207
20 to 49: 6,668
50 or more: 206
Mobile homes: 88
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,899 (79%)
Carpooled: 152 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 583 (24%)
Walked: 152 (6%)
Other means: 41 (2%)
Worked at home: 161 (7%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 396
5 to 9 minutes: 805
10 to 14 minutes: 299
15 to 19 minutes: 146
20 to 24 minutes: 147
25 to 29 minutes: 107
30 to 34 minutes: 118
35 to 39 minutes: 38
40 to 44 minutes: 45
45 to 59 minutes: 108
60 to 89 minutes: 35
90 or more minutes: 45
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.6%
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: 828 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 149 4-persons, 178 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons
865 married couples with children.
364 single-parent households (102 men, 262 women).
97.7% of residents of 56215 zip code speak English at home.
23.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (98% very well, 1% well, 1% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 11% well, 4% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% very well, 38% well).
Foreign born population: 119 (2.5%) (23.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.5%
Whole state:
7.1%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (29%)
Canada (22%)
Micronesia (17%)
Peru (17%)
India (12%)
Russia (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 14
1990 to 1999: 4
1980 to 1989: 24
Before 1980: 51
Races in zip code 56215:
White population: 4,696 Black population: 57 American Indian population: 3 Asian population: 2 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 4 Hispanic or Latino population: 102
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: 2.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Electricity (16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
No fuel used (4%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (2%)
Population in 1990: 5,107. Population change in the 1990s: -130 (-2.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,288
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, 50% lived in Minnesota.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Here:
4.5%
Minnesota:
12.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 104
Here:
26.5%
Minnesota:
8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:
29.9%
Minnesota:
25.6%
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)