Estimated zip code population in 2021: 1,109 Zip code population in 2010: 1,096 Zip code population in 2000: 1,174
Houses and condos: 551 Renter-occupied apartments: 72
% of renters here:
15%
State:
27%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56285: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 97.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
1.1% ($1,298)
Minnesota:
1.0% ($2,915)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,266 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,351 (1.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 586
(52.8%)
Females: 523
(47.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 56285:
High school or higher: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 56285:
Never married: 22.2%
Now married: 54.2%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 16.9%
Zip code 56285 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $120,994
56285:
$120,994
Minnesota:
$285,400
Median resident age:
This zip code:
46.6 years
Minnesota median age:
38.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Minnesota:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56285, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,865 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$64,865
State:
$82,178
Salary/wage: $47,853 (reported on 82.7% of returns)
Here:
$47,853
State:
$67,438
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1682.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4655.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7176.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12533.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27196.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,219 (reported on 40.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,219
Minnesota:
$1,814
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.8% for AGIs below $25k, 32.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 206.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 413.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,860 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,860
State:
$6,928
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.8% for AGIs below $25k, 108.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 336.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,189 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
+$22,189
State:
+$20,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 230.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6410.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,483 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
+$11,483
State:
+$14,342
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 420.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1176.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,520 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
56285:
$11,520
Minnesota:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 290.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1146.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,014 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,014
State:
$2,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs below $25k, 56.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 98.1%
Here:
98%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56285, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,062 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$56,062
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $37,196 (reported on 81.8% of returns)
Here:
$37,196
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,393 (reported on 49.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,393
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,767 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,767
State:
$5,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,500 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,500
State:
+$16,131
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,840 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:
+$8,840
State:
+$12,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,683 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
56285:
$4,683
Minnesota:
$15,212
Total itemized deductions: $18,338 (17% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:
$18,338
State:
$24,665
Here:
17.0% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,230 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,230
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,808 (reported on 23.6% of returns)
56285:
$7,808
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,722 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,722
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.2%
Here:
78%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56285, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,702 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,702
State:
$53,560
Salary/wage: $27,560 (reported on 83.4% of returns)
Here:
$27,560
State:
$46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.1% for AGIs below $10k, 71.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,411 (reported on 53.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,411
Minnesota:
$1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $561 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
$561
State:
$3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,454 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
+$1,454
State:
+$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.5% for AGIs below $10k, -1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,182 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
+$8,182
State:
+$10,442
Profit/loss from farming: +$6,275 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,275
State:
-$962
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,846 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
56285:
$2,846
Minnesota:
$2,955
Total itemized deductions: $13,136 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
$13,136
State:
$20,035
Here:
24.9% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,700 (3% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,700
State:
$3,333
Here:
3.2% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total tax: $4,376 (reported on 75.9% of returns)
56285:
$4,376
State:
$8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,771 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,771
State:
$1,523
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.7%
Here:
81%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $10k, 79.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 421
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (16 now married, 3 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 154 (92 now married, 61 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56285 with a mortgage: 169 (4 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,427 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
9.2%
Whole state:
9.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
7.5%
Whole state:
5.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.2
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
3.9
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56285: Sacred Heart (A), Sacred Heart Fire Department (B), Sacred Heart Police Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56285 include: First English Lutheran Church (A), Our Saviors Lutheran Church (B), Hawk Creek Church (C), Opdal Church (D), Vesper Song Chapel (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Our Saviors Cemetery (1), Ebenezer Cemetery (2), First English Cemetery (3), Opdahl Cemetery (4), Vestre Sogn Lutheran Cemetery (5), Hawk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery (6), Krogfus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 56285 include: Joseph R Brown Wayside Park (1), Farther and Gay Castle Historical Marker (2), Dysband State Wildlife Managaement Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 134 1-person, 27 2-persons
188 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (31 men, 41 women).
98.1% of residents of 56285 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 6 (0.6%) (84.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.6%
Whole state:
8.5%
17%Italy
38%Norwegian
30%German
8%Irish
7%Swedish
5%Scandinavian
3%American
2%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
22010 or later
12000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
3Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMOCO FERTILIZER PLT (121 4TH AVE N in SACRED HEART, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%
46.0%Utility gas
25.1%Electricity
23.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.3%Wood
2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 1,725.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 932
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 75
South: 44
West: 39
72% of the 56285 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
98% of the 56285 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:
10.1%
Minnesota:
12.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:
16.2%
Minnesota:
9.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Minnesota:
22.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
244,188Life, physical, and social science occupations
80,995Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
75,013Computer and mathematical occupations
70,536Transportation occupations
63,062Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
62,841Management occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 3 establishments)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
Most common first names in zip code 56285 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Henry
9
77.6 years
Arthur
9
83.5 years
Gladys
8
85.5 years
Carl
8
84.4 years
Robert
7
65.6 years
Evelyn
7
78.3 years
Clara
7
85.3 years
Edwin
6
79.7 years
Joseph
6
74.5 years
Ole
6
83.7 years
Most common last names in zip code 56285 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Olson
20
81.1 years
Johnson
18
77.5 years
Anderson
10
78.3 years
Agre
9
86.0 years
Knutson
9
80.4 years
Lanning
7
85.3 years
Hoff
7
84.4 years
Mahlum
6
81.7 years
Tompte
6
83.7 years
Skalbeck
6
77.3 years
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