Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,037
| This zip code: | $40,037 | | Minnesota: | $55,802 |
Nearest zip codes: 56245, 56297, 56260, 56285, 56237, 56229.
Housing units in zip code 56241 with a mortgage: 577 (74 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 512
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,007
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $350
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 3.7 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 19
- 1995 to 1998: 104
- 1990 to 1994: 39
- 1980 to 1989: 189
- 1970 to 1979: 377
- 1960 to 1969: 322
- 1950 to 1959: 205
- 1940 to 1949: 199
- 1939 or earlier: 557
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Granite Falls, MN (56241): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 41
- 2 bedrooms: 267
- 3 bedrooms: 655
- 4 bedrooms: 344
- 5 or more bedrooms: 66
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 120
- 2 bedrooms: 195
- 3 bedrooms: 103
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 56241 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 53
- 1 vehicle: 324
- 2 vehicles: 707
- 3 vehicles: 238
- 4 vehicles: 41
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 89
- 1 vehicle: 241
- 2 vehicles: 81
- 3 vehicles: 34
- 4 vehicles: 16
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 56241:
- Less than $10,000: 20
- $10,000 to $14,999: 10
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 14
- $30,000 to $34,999: 18
- $35,000 to $39,999: 17
- $40,000 to $49,999: 34
- $50,000 to $59,999: 38
- $60,000 to $69,999: 54
- $70,000 to $79,999: 52
- $80,000 to $89,999: 50
- $90,000 to $99,999: 106
- $100,000 to $124,999: 197
- $125,000 to $149,999: 175
- $150,000 to $174,999: 180
- $175,000 to $199,999: 74
- $200,000 to $249,999: 93
- $250,000 to $299,999: 58
- $300,000 to $399,999: 40
- $400,000 to $499,999: 12
- $500,000 to $749,999: 11
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 56241:
- Less than $100: 11
- $100 to $149: 10
- $150 to $199: 39
- $200 to $249: 28
- $250 to $299: 16
- $300 to $349: 66
- $350 to $399: 34
- $400 to $449: 46
- $450 to $499: 12
- $500 to $549: 19
- $550 to $599: 3
- $700 to $749: 12
- No cash rent: 46
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $75,420.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,072
- Black or African American householders: $153,734
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,528
- Asian householders: $40,694
- Some other race householders: $339,119
- Two or more races householders: $34,002
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,042 (it was $70,200 in 2000)
| 56241: | $128,042 | | Minnesota: | $213,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,433 - $163,535
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $151,650| Here: | $151,650 | | State: | $270,059 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $88,877| Here: | $88,877 | | State: | $220,268 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,655| Here: | $142,655 | | State: | $204,358 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $711,311| Here: | $711,311 | | State: | $190,214 |
Mobile homes: $25,091| Here: | $25,091 | | 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: 1,554
- One, attached: 31
- Two: 34
- 3 or 4: 36
- 5 to 9: 42
- 10 to 19: 117
- 20 to 49: 33
- 50 or more: 51
- Mobile homes: 113

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,606 (79%)
- Carpooled: 177 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
- Bicycle: 12 (1%)
- Walked: 96 (5%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 111 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 292
- 5 to 9 minutes: 574
- 10 to 14 minutes: 361
- 15 to 19 minutes: 234
- 20 to 24 minutes: 191
- 25 to 29 minutes: 32
- 30 to 34 minutes: 91
- 35 to 39 minutes: 21
- 40 to 44 minutes: 37
- 45 to 59 minutes: 37
- 60 to 89 minutes: 24
- 90 or more minutes: 16
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,238
- In family households: 3,454 (913 male householders, 243 female householders)
998 spouses, 1,160 children (1,067 natural, 16 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 21 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 784 (245 male householders (199 living alone)), 424 female householders (381 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 80 (59 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 582 2-persons, 198 3-persons, 228 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 580 1-person, 67 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
823 married couples with children.
189 single-parent households (28 men, 161 women).
97.1% of residents of 56241 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 11% well, 6% not well, 17% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 29% well, 8% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (73% very well, 27% well).
Foreign born population: 28 (0.6%)
(57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Northern Europe (18%)
- Guyana (14%)
- Canada (14%)
- Korea (11%)
- Other Western Europe (7%)
- Ukraine (7%)
- Japan (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 7
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 8
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 9
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White population: 3,954
Black population: 3
American Indian population: 298
Asian population: 11
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 18
Two or more races population: 47

First ancestries reported:
|  Norwegian: 1613 |
|  German: 1031 |
|  Other groups: 411 |
|  Irish: 157 |
|  Swedish: 154 |
|  English: 67 |
|  United States or American: 65 |
|  Dutch: 63 |
|  Belgian: 53 |
|  French (except Basque): 45 |
|  Danish: 36 |
|  French Canadian: 31 |
|  Czech: 26 |
|  Finnish: 23 |
|  Scottish: 23 |
|  Polish: 17 |
|  Italian: 10 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 9 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Icelander: 7 |
|  Welsh: 5 |
|  Swiss: 3 |
|  European: 2 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 2 |
|  Russian: 2 |
|  Ukrainian: 2 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2 |
|  Haitian: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NSP MINNESOTA VALLEY (EAST HIGHWAY 212 in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2702300012, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-MN0000906, NPDES NON-MAJOR, PCS-MN0000906-SW, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, PCS-A00007483, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, RCRIS-MND044172377, CESQG, AFS-2702300012, AIR MAJOR
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: NORTHERN STATES POWER CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EXCELL ENERGY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NORTHERN STATES POWER CO DBA XCEL ENERGY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NSP (XCEL ENERGY) (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: NORTHERN STATES POWER, NORTHERN STATES PWR MINN VALLEY GEN PLT, NORTHERN STATES POWER - MN VALLEY, NSP-MINNESOTA VALLEY PLANT
- GRANITE FLUID POWER (950 14TH ST in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRIS-MNR000113084, CESQG
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL VALVES
Business NAICS classification: INDUSTRIAL VALVE MANUFACTURING.
- GRANITE FALLS CITY OF GARAGE (501 PRENTICE ST in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND981788920, CESQG, RCRIS-MND981788920,
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC and NAICS classification: REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
Alternative names: GRANITE FALLS GARAGE CITY OF
- GRANITE FALLS (986 WEST PARK in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0021211, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Organizations: GRANITE FALLS CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GRANITE FALLS WWTP
- BOBBYS DENT& RUST REPAIR (630 HIGHWAY 212 W in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985714500, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985714500,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: BOBBYS DENT & RUST REPAIR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOBBYS DENT AND RUST RPR
- BOYD S 66 (640 HWY 212 in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND131535627, CESQG, RCRIS-MND131535627,
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: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: STEFFEN BOYD 66 (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BOYDS 66 (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOYDS 66
- GRANITE FALLS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (1330 13TH ST in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2717300036, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2717300036, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Organizations: GRANITE FALLS CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GRANITE FALLS MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (345 10TH AVE in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND120045240, CESQG, RCRIS-MND120045240,
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: SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES; GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS.; NURSING CARE FACILITIES.
Organizations: GRANITE FALLS MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL & MANOR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GRANITE FALLS MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL& MAN
- ANDERSON RICHARD W DDS FAGD (285 10TH AVE in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985721869, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985721869,
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: OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DENTISTS
Business NAICS classification: OFFICES OF DENTISTS.
- GRANITE FALLS ENERGY LLC (15045 HIGHWAY 23 SE in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AFS-2717300038, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, PCS-MN0066800, NPDES NON-MAJOR
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: GRANITE FALLS COMMUNITY ETHANOL PLT LLC
- BERT RANEY EL. (555 7TH ST. in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-012190010
Organizations: YELLOW MEDICINE EAST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GRANITE FALLS SR. (450 9TH AVE. in GRANITE FALLS, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-012190020
Organizations: YELLOW MEDICINE EAST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,510
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3546
- Northeast: 28
- Midwest: 487
- South: 58
- West: 156
61% of the 56241 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Minnesota.
Population in 1990: 4,051. Population change in the 1990s: +280 (+6.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 0.8% | | Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 2.2% | | Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 4.8% | | 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:
- Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 59 people in nursing homes
- 19 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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