Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,918
| This zip code: | $49,918 | | Minnesota: | $55,802 |
Nearest zip codes: 56245, 56297, 56258, 56223, 56239, 56241.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 74.2% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 56229 with a mortgage: 235 (17 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 129
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,036
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $383
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.0 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 13
- 1995 to 1998: 28
- 1990 to 1994: 29
- 1980 to 1989: 60
- 1970 to 1979: 143
- 1960 to 1969: 53
- 1950 to 1959: 71
- 1940 to 1949: 43
- 1939 or earlier: 291
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cottonwood, MN (56229): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 5
- 2 bedrooms: 84
- 3 bedrooms: 260
- 4 bedrooms: 164
- 5 or more bedrooms: 18
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 3
- 1 bedrooms: 40
- 2 bedrooms: 48
- 3 bedrooms: 42
- 4 bedrooms: 13
- 5 or more bedrooms: 10
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Vehicles available in 56229 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 2
- 1 vehicle: 107
- 2 vehicles: 265
- 3 vehicles: 111
- 4 vehicles: 34
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 19
- 1 vehicle: 70
- 2 vehicles: 45
- 3 vehicles: 15
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 1
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 56229:
- Less than $10,000: 2
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 3
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5
- $50,000 to $59,999: 13
- $60,000 to $69,999: 9
- $70,000 to $79,999: 14
- $80,000 to $89,999: 17
- $90,000 to $99,999: 25
- $100,000 to $124,999: 68
- $125,000 to $149,999: 57
- $150,000 to $174,999: 94
- $175,000 to $199,999: 56
- $200,000 to $249,999: 57
- $250,000 to $299,999: 31
- $300,000 to $399,999: 19
- $400,000 to $499,999: 13
- $500,000 to $749,999: 13
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 56229:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 3
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 26
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 19
- $350 to $399: 4
- $400 to $449: 4
- $450 to $499: 1
- $500 to $549: 6
- No cash rent: 15
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $113,039.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,287
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $171,940 (it was $88,500 in 2000)
| 56229: | $171,940 | | Minnesota: | $213,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,737 - $206,686
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $192,790| Here: | $192,790 | | State: | $270,059 |
Mobile homes: $20,978| Here: | $20,978 | | State: | $34,666 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 611
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 25
- 20 to 49: 33
- Mobile homes: 38

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 756 (76%)
- Carpooled: 90 (9%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 73 (7%)
- Worked at home: 80 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 168
- 5 to 9 minutes: 152
- 10 to 14 minutes: 110
- 15 to 19 minutes: 204
- 20 to 24 minutes: 177
- 25 to 29 minutes: 35
- 30 to 34 minutes: 28
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 4
- 45 to 59 minutes: 12
- 60 to 89 minutes: 10
- 90 or more minutes: 19
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,828
- In family households: 1,632 (456 male householders, 59 female householders)
488 spouses, 610 children (566 natural, 24 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 2 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 196 (81 male householders (66 living alone)), 84 female householders (82 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 18 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 219 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 114 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 148 1-person, 12 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 6-persons.
470 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (19 men, 46 women).
97.4% of residents of 56229 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% very well, 28% well, 8% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 34 (1.9%)
(47.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Colombia (18%)
- United Kingdom (15%)
- Korea (15%)
- Mexico (15%)
- Canada (12%)
- Other Central America (9%)
- Other Western Europe (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 8
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 13
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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White population: 1,780
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 36
Two or more races population: 7

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 554 |
|  Norwegian: 449 |
|  Belgian: 169 |
|  United States or American: 62 |
|  Other groups: 58 |
|  Dutch: 52 |
|  Irish: 47 |
|  French (except Basque): 46 |
|  Swedish: 46 |
|  English: 40 |
|  Polish: 34 |
|  Czech: 20 |
|  Danish: 19 |
|  Scandinavian: 19 |
|  French Canadian: 16 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 6 |
|  British: 3 |
|  Italian: 3 |
|  Austrian: 2 |
|  Finnish: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Scottish: 2 |
|  European: 1 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,644
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1536
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 214
- South: 24
- West: 24
65% of the 56229 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 1,552. Population change in the 1990s: +284 (+18.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 2.5% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 0.7% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 6.7% | | Minnesota: | 24.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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19 people in other group homes
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 119 meters
Total average daily traffic: 9,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 10
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