56515 Zip Code (Battle Lake, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 3,031
Zip code population in 2010: 2,892
Zip code population in 2000: 2,733

Houses and condos: 3,023
Renter-occupied apartments: 161
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 56515: 89.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 99.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 35.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,987 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,505 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 56515:

• High school or higher: 96.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.7%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56515:

• Never married: 13.4%
• Now married: 67.9%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 9.4%

• 
• • 2,82297.6%White
  • 281.0%Two or more races
  • 180.6%American Indian
  • 80.3%Black
  • 90.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.2%Asian
  • 20.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56515, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,963 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,963
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $37,719 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,719
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.6% for AGIs below $25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 30.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,991 (reported on 51.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,991
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,813 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,813
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,028 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	+$14,028
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 23.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,952 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,952
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,368 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

56515:	$17,368
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,254 (23% of AGI, reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$22,254
State:	$24,665

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs below $25k, 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,040 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,040
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,278 (reported on 37.4% of returns)

56515:	$8,278
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,861 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,861
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.0%

Here:	68%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 57.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56515, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $45,827 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,827
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $33,475 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

Here:	$33,475
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.1% for AGIs below $10k, 55.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,081 (reported on 58.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,081
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,676 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,676
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,584 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,584
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,383 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	+$13,383
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $10k, 12.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,823 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

56515:	$3,823
Minnesota:	$2,955

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,453 (22% of AGI, reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,453
State:	$20,035

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $10k, 12.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,831 (3% of AGI, reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,831
State:	$3,333

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,888 (reported on 79.0% of returns)

56515:	$6,888
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,523 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

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

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.2%

Here:	69%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $10k, 59.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56524, 56586, 56576, 56571, 56588, 56309.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 41
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,341

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (25 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 353 (199 now married, 152 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56515 with a mortgage: 642 (26 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 574

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,444
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $511

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 56515 household income distribution in 2019

• 49Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 46$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 44$25,000 to $29,999
• 62$30,000 to $34,999
• 61$35,000 to $39,999
• 83$40,000 to $44,999
• 72$45,000 to $49,999
• 123$50,000 to $59,999
• 166$60,000 to $74,999
• 189$75,000 to $99,999
• 130$100,000 to $124,999
• 104$125,000 to $149,999
• 68$150,000 to $199,999
• 75$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 56515

• 4Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $69,999
• 20$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999
• 77$150,000 to $174,999
• 62$175,000 to $199,999
• 128$200,000 to $249,999
• 126$250,000 to $299,999
• 193$300,000 to $399,999
• 214$400,000 to $499,999
• 175$500,000 to $749,999
• 51$750,000 to $999,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 4$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 56515

• 5Less than $100
• 17$100 to $149
• 5$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 11$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 6$500 to $549
• 8$550 to $599
• 14$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 1$700 to $749
• 8$750 to $799
• 4$800 to $899
• 10$900 to $999
• 8$2,000 to $2,499
• 7$2,500 to $2,999
• 3$3,000 to $3,499
• 2$3,500 or more
• 22No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $838.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $387,631.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $345,157

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $317,571 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $187,803 - $480,704

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $256,203

Here:	$256,203
State:	$296,404

Townhouses or other attached units: $236,327

Here:	$236,327
State:	$232,732

In 2-unit structures: $226,878

Here:	$226,878
State:	$259,218

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,046,751

Here:	$1,046,751
State:	$233,861

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,086

Here:	$120,086
State:	$225,601

Mobile homes: $112,926

Here:	$112,926
State:	$67,064

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $164,401

Here:	$164,401
State:	$202,956

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,698
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 4
• 3 or 4: 3
• 5 to 9: 30
• 10 to 19: 21
• 20 to 49: 27
• Mobile homes: 199
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56515

• 72.2%929Drove a car alone
• 10.7%138Carpooled
• 0.4%5Bus or trolley bus
• 0.2%2Motorcycle
• 0.2%3Bicycle
• 3.1%40Walked
• 0.8%10Other means
• 12.7%163Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56515

• 80Less than 5 minutes
• 1485 to 9 minutes
• 12210 to 14 minutes
• 8315 to 19 minutes
• 16420 to 24 minutes
• 10025 to 29 minutes
• 20830 to 34 minutes
• 6535 to 39 minutes
• 2840 to 44 minutes
• 5945 to 59 minutes
• 2060 to 89 minutes
• 5090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,031

• Male householders: 738 (165 living alone), Female householders: 633 (209 living alone)

• 851 spouses (845 opposite-sex spouses), 54 unmarried partners, (54 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 579 children (528 natural, 21 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 7 foster children, 6 other relatives, 23 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 72 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 658 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 373 1-person, 51 2-persons, 5 3-persons

386 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (17 men, 45 women).

99.5% of residents of 56515 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 11% well, 5% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BATTLE LAKE REVIEW (114 LAKE AVE in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND108507898, CESQG, RCRIS-MND108507898,
  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: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING, OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING
  Organizations: REVIEW ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• OTTER TAIL WATER MGMT DIST (RT 2, BOX 319 in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0052809, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: OTTER TAIL WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: OTTER TAIL WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, OTTERTAIL LAKE AREA SSD

• BATTLE LAKE (CITY HALL in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1560001 11, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-MN1560001 5, SDWIS-MN1560001 7,
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• BATTLE LAKE CENEX (HWY 210 W in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000003210, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRIS-MNR000003210,
  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: PERHAM COOP CREAMERY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BATTLE LAKE SMALL ENGINE (110 W HENNING in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985703511, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985703511,
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: RAMBERG DALE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BATTLE LAKE EL. (402 SUMMIT STREET W. in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010542010
  

• BATTLE LAKE SEC. (402 SUMMIT STREET W. in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010542020
  

• ACCURATE PUBLISHING AND PRINTING (112 MAIN ST SE in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BATTLE LAKE AREA (1 MI W OF BATTLE LAKE ALONG 210 in BATTLE LAKE, MN)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%

Population in 1990: 2,143. Population change in the 1990s: +590 (+27.5%).

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

• This state: 2,112
• Northeast: 27
• Midwest: 656
• South: 67
• West: 108

67% of the 56515 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

92% of the 56515 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Bowling Centers (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of reported fires - 18 took place in 2012, and the least - 2 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (45.8%), and Structure Fires (28.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56515
• 7045.8%Outside Fires
• 4428.8%Structure Fires
• 2113.7%Other
• 1811.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56515, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56515 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	33	79.8 years
Arthur	19	76.8 years
Carl	19	82.0 years
Clarence	16	75.4 years
George	16	77.0 years
Henry	15	79.4 years
Anna	15	80.9 years
William	15	74.3 years
James	14	76.4 years
Charles	14	76.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 56515 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	39	78.3 years
Hanson	28	81.3 years
Olson	27	82.4 years
Nelson	25	78.7 years
Pederson	20	81.6 years
Peterson	18	81.1 years
Larson	13	81.1 years
Anderson	13	74.5 years
Carlson	9	76.0 years
Jensen	9	73.8 years

Businesses in zip code 56515

• Dairy Queen: 1
• UPS: 1