56256 Zip Code (Madison, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 2,437
Zip code population in 2010: 2,581
Zip code population in 2000: 2,927

Houses and condos: 1,368
Renter-occupied apartments: 287
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 56256: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 231.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $936 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $951 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 56256:

• High school or higher: 93.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56256:

• Never married: 21.8%
• Now married: 59.0%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 2,49885.3%White
  • 281.0%Two or more races
  • 281.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 170.6%Asian
  • 60.2%American Indian
  • 40.1%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56256, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,792 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,792
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $33,770 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

Here:	$33,770
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,543 (reported on 51.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,543
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,168 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,168
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,076 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$16,076
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,821 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	+$16,821
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,288 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

56256:	$6,288
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $23,333 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

56256:	$23,333
Minnesota:	$17,874

Total itemized deductions: $21,114 (18% of AGI, reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,114
State:	$24,665

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.6% for AGIs below $25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,684 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,684
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,279 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

56256:	$8,279
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,787 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,787
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.8%

Here:	78%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56256, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,878 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,878
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $26,124 (reported on 76.8% of returns)

Here:	$26,124
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.4% for AGIs below $10k, 56.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 34.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,468 (reported on 55.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,468
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,121 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,121
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,982 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,982
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,418 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,418
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$15,042 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$15,042
State:	-$962

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,811 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

56256:	$2,811
Minnesota:	$2,955

Self-employed pension: $12,280 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

Here:	$12,280
Minnesota:	$12,099

Total itemized deductions: $17,000 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$17,000
State:	$20,035

Here:	26.4% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.4% for AGIs below $10k, 10.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,955 (4% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,955
State:	$3,333

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,789 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

56256:	$4,789
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,486 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,486
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.9%

Here:	81%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 72.5% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56212, 56232, 56257, 56276, 56227, 56208.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 61
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,121

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (16 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 390 (196 now married, 193 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56256 with a mortgage: 394 (4 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 499

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $945
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $382

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 56256 household income distribution in 2017

• 51Less than $10,000
• 68$10,000 to $14,999
• 61$15,000 to $19,999
• 77$20,000 to $24,999
• 49$25,000 to $29,999
• 67$30,000 to $34,999
• 59$35,000 to $39,999
• 78$40,000 to $44,999
• 48$45,000 to $49,999
• 118$50,000 to $59,999
• 166$60,000 to $74,999
• 121$75,000 to $99,999
• 74$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $199,999
• 59$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 56256

• 13Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 33$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 78$40,000 to $49,999
• 64$50,000 to $59,999
• 52$60,000 to $69,999
• 57$70,000 to $79,999
• 82$80,000 to $89,999
• 38$90,000 to $99,999
• 81$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 38$150,000 to $174,999
• 16$175,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 to $249,999
• 31$250,000 to $299,999
• 18$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 56256

• 4Less than $100
• 12$100 to $149
• 6$150 to $199
• 2$200 to $249
• 9$250 to $299
• 9$300 to $349
• 28$350 to $399
• 47$400 to $449
• 22$450 to $499
• 10$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 20$600 to $649
• 14$650 to $699
• 3$1,500 to $1,999
• 64No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $569.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,679
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $262,732
• Two or more races householders: $42,992

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $90,189 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,944 - $134,376

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,172
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 15
• 5 to 9: 18
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 to 49: 85
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 14

Unemployment: 2.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56256

• 76.0%904Drove a car alone
• 8.4%100Carpooled
• 0.2%2Bus or trolley bus
• 1.3%15Bicycle
• 3.1%37Walked
• 0.5%6Other means
• 10.9%130Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56256

• 242Less than 5 minutes
• 2605 to 9 minutes
• 14510 to 14 minutes
• 13415 to 19 minutes
• 5720 to 24 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 7630 to 34 minutes
• 2535 to 39 minutes
• 3440 to 44 minutes
• 1545 to 59 minutes
• 2160 to 89 minutes
• 1690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,367

• In family households: 1,816 (388 male householders, 295 female householders)

  587 spouses, 458 children (435 natural, 13 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 2 other relatives, 59 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 552 (260 male householders (218 living alone)), 234 female householders (204 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 69 (134 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 420 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 423 1-person, 66 2-persons, 4 3-persons

332 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (31 men, 46 women).

96.7% of residents of 56256 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 20% well, 20% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 33% well, 4% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GOLDBECK SALVAGE (RR 1 BOX 51 in MADISON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985702018, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985702018,
  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-121186365, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
  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: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES.
  Organizations: GOLDBECK LARRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MUNICIPAL CASTINGS (HIGHWAY 40 EAST in MADISON, MN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2707300003, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-006183255, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, AFS-2707300003, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, PCS-006183255, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRIES
  Business NAICS classification: IRON FOUNDRIES.; IRON FOUNDRIES.
  Organizations: MUNICIPAL CASTINGS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MINN KOTA TRANSFER INCORPORATED (HIGHWAY 75 SOUTH in MADISON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND981781081, CESQG, RCRIS-MND981781081,
  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: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL FREIGHT TRUCKING, LONG-DISTANCE, TRUCKLOAD.
  Organizations: SIEDSCHLAG DENNIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MNDOT DISTRICT 8 MADISON (2505 TRANSPORTATION RD in MADISON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985755131, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRIS-MND985755131,
  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: MINNESOTA STATE OF (CONTACT/OWNER) , MNDOT DISTRICT 8A MADISON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MNDOT MADISON, MNDOT MADISON/DIST 8

• FIELDCREST FERTILIZER (RT 3 in MADISON, MN)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1997-0384, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS
  

• HALVORSON MYRON (RTE 3 BOX 40 in MADISON, MN)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1989-0010, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ALYCE OLSON ( in MADISON, MN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%

Population in 1990: 3,857.

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

• This state: 1,888
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 278
• South: 81
• West: 86

70% of the 56256 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

91% of the 56256 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2)
• Information: Radio Stations (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 56256 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Anna	30	85.1 years
William	26	81.6 years
Clara	26	85.3 years
John	24	79.4 years
Mary	22	86.7 years
Henry	22	78.8 years
Oscar	19	82.2 years
Agnes	18	87.1 years
Alice	18	83.6 years
Esther	17	82.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 56256 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	45	82.3 years
Nelson	37	80.5 years
Olson	33	79.4 years
Anderson	30	75.7 years
Hanson	23	81.8 years
Larson	23	79.8 years
Lund	23	78.8 years
Peterson	22	78.8 years
Haugen	17	75.7 years
Sjolie	16	80.5 years

Businesses in zip code 56256
Name	Count		Name	Count
Dairy Queen	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	2
La-Z-Boy	1		True Value	1