56343 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Kensington, MN Douglas County, MN Zip code population (2000): 900 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 840 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 470 Renter-occupied apartments: 54 % of renters here:   15% State:   25% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 56343: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 70.4 sq. mi. Water area: 5.6 sq. mi. Population density: 12 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   1.0% ($544) Minnesota:   1.6% ($1,297) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 472   (52.4%) Females: 428   (47.6%) Recent posts about zip code 56343 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: How Minnesotan are You?  (56 replies) Reading about Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians, German descendents' cultures in Minnesota...  (33 replies) Stuff to do outside the Twin Cities?  (6 replies) Mankato vs North Mankato  (7 replies) Ely for business?  (12 replies) 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $145,957 56343:   $145,957 Minnesota:   $213,600 According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   40.8 years Minnesota median age:   35.4 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people Minnesota:   2.5 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56343, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,749 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $36,749 State:   $53,560 Salary/wage: $29,864 (reported on 83.5% of returns) Here:   $29,864 State:   $46,177 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.9% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,054 (reported on 59.9% of returns) This zip code:   $1,054 Minnesota:   $1,796 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $634 (reported on 21.6% of returns) Here:   $634 State:   $3,096 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$6,321 (reported on 19.5% of returns) Here:   +$6,321 State:   +$10,864 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$4,128 (reported on 21.8% of returns) Here:   +$4,128 State:   +$10,442 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from farming: +$125 (reported on 13.0% of returns) Here:   +$125 State:   $-962 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -16.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k) IRA payment deduction: $2,909 (reported on 5.1% of returns) 56343:   $2,909 Minnesota:   $2,955 Total itemized deductions: $15,527 (2% of AGI, reported on 25.5% of returns) Here:   $15,527 State:   $20,035 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,043 (4.6% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns) Here:   $3,043 Minnesota:   $3,333 Here:   4.6% of AGI State:   3.4% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $4,182 (reported on 80.5% of returns) 56343:   $4,182 State:   $8,485 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,472 (reported on 12.3% of returns) Here:   $1,472 State:   $1,523 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.4% Here:   72% State:   59% (% for various income ranges: 60.3% for AGIs below $10k, 74.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.0% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$39,976
Minnesota:	$55,802

Nearest zip codes: 56327, 56339, 56349, 56323, 56315, 56326.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	66.7%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 56343 with a mortgage: 96 (11 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69

This zip code:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.5%

This zip code:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.9%

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Here:	5.1
State:	3.7

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Lakes and reservoirs: North Lake Oscar (A), Oscar, Lake (B), Holmes City Lake (C), Freeborn Lake (D), Erickson Lake (E), Osterberg Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Kensington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 56343: Less than $10,000: 8 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 5 $20,000 to $24,999: 6 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 3 $35,000 to $39,999: 5 $40,000 to $49,999: 12 $50,000 to $59,999: 14 $60,000 to $69,999: 11 $70,000 to $79,999: 10 $80,000 to $89,999: 10 $90,000 to $99,999: 12 $100,000 to $124,999: 23 $125,000 to $149,999: 28 $150,000 to $174,999: 34 $175,000 to $199,999: 20 $200,000 to $249,999: 31 $250,000 to $299,999: 29 $300,000 to $399,999: 20 $400,000 to $499,999: 4 $500,000 to $749,999: 1 $750,000 to $999,999: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 56343: Less than $100: 4 $100 to $149: 2 $150 to $199: 3 $200 to $249: 9 $250 to $299: 1 $300 to $349: 2 $400 to $449: 1 No cash rent: 12

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $49,737.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,465

56343:	$156,786
Minnesota:	$213,600

Detached houses: $176,673

Here:	$176,673
State:	$270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,135

Here:	$145,135
State:	$220,268

Mobile homes: $35,431

Here:	$35,431
State:	$34,666

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 394
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 5
• 5 to 9: 9
• Mobile homes: 54
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 288 (67%) Carpooled: 48 (11%) Motorcycle: 3 (1%) Walked: 32 (7%) Other means: 5 (1%) Worked at home: 52 (12%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 50 5 to 9 minutes: 19 10 to 14 minutes: 46 15 to 19 minutes: 53 20 to 24 minutes: 75 25 to 29 minutes: 39 30 to 34 minutes: 53 35 to 39 minutes: 11 40 to 44 minutes: 4 45 to 59 minutes: 9 60 to 89 minutes: 10 90 or more minutes: 7

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.4%

Household type by relationship
Households: 892

• In family households: 735 (211 male householders, 26 female householders)

  217 spouses, 264 children (252 natural, 6 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 157 (74 male householders (60 living alone)), 61 female householders (54 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 114 1-person, 17 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

184 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (7 men, 21 women).

96.1% of residents of 56343 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 25% well, 15% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (71% very well, 29% well).

Foreign born population: 15 (1.7%)
(53.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

First ancestries reported:

Norwegian: 265

German: 219

Swedish: 96

United States or American: 42

Finnish: 30

Czech: 24

Other groups: 21

Irish: 19

English: 18

Polish: 13

Danish: 12

Dutch: 12

Scandinavian: 8

Russian: 3

Czechoslovakian: 2

Eastern European: 2

Austrian: 2

Scotch-Irish: 2

Scottish: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FARWELL KENSINGTON SANITARY DIST WWTP (SEE LOCATION DESCRIPTION in KENSINGTON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0065293, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  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: FARWELL KENSINGTON SANITARY DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FARWELL KENSINGTON SANIT DIST

• FARMERS ELEVATOR (HWY 55 in KENSINGTON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND002891224, CESQG, RCRIS-MND002891224,
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: FARMERS ELEVATOR CO (CONTACT/OWNER) , FARMERS ELEVATOR OF KENSINGTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FARMERS ELEVATOR OF KENSINGTON

• BLASCYK AUTO BODY AND PAINT (12 CENTRAL AVE N in KENSINGTON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000060871, CESQG, RCRIS-MNR000060871,
  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: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  Organizations: BLASCYK JASON (CONTACT/OWNER) , BLASCYK AUTO BODY & PAINT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• GARBS SALES INC (PO BOX 130 in KENSINGTON, MN)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,970

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

• This state: 754
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 84
• South: 4
• West: 27

73% of the 56343 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Minnesota.

Population in 1990: 770. Population change in the 1990s: +130 (+16.9%).

Here:	6.3%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	7.1%
Minnesota:	24.6%

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)

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