56545 Zip Code (Gary, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 662
Zip code population in 2010: 682
Zip code population in 2000: 828

Houses and condos: 321
Renter-occupied apartments: 23
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56545: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 155.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,364 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,237 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 56545:

• High school or higher: 92.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56545:

• Never married: 22.9%
• Now married: 65.4%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 6.1%

• 
• • 58087.6%White
  • 274.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 243.6%Two or more races
  • 172.6%Black
  • 132.0%American Indian
  • 10.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56545, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,345 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,345
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $45,696 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

Here:	$45,696
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1790.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4202.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7976.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6780.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,208 (reported on 41.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,208
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 140.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,325 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,325
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,833 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,833
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 298.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 470.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,500 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,500
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 270.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 157.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.8%

Here:	97%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% 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 56545, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,956 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,956
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $34,028 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

Here:	$34,028
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,723 (reported on 40.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,723
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,167 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,167
State:	$5,665

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,367 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,367
State:	+$16,131

Profit/loss from business: +$4,800 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,800
State:	+$12,430

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $2,667 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

56545:	$2,667
Minnesota:	$15,212

Total itemized deductions: $20,820 (16% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$20,820
State:	$24,665

Here:	15.8% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,825 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,825
State:	$3,948

Taxes paid: $12,650 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

56545:	$12,650
State:	$10,589

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.1%

Here:	78%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56545, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,055 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,055
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $23,237 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,237
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.9% for AGIs below $10k, 69.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,325 (reported on 50.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,325
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $909 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	$909
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,594 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,594
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,711 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,711
State:	+$10,442

Profit/loss from farming: +$559 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	+$559
State:	-$962

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.8% for AGIs below $10k, -1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,762 (reported on 5.5% of returns)

56545:	$2,762
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $13,800 (20% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,800
State:	$20,035

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,000 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$3,333

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,555 (reported on 76.6% of returns)

56545:	$3,555
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,611 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,611
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.9%

Here:	76%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56584, 56540, 56541, 56516, 56592, 56510.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 12
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 254

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (1 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 97 (73 now married, 24 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56545 with a mortgage: 125 (5 second mortgage, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,342
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $582

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 56545 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 34$60,000 to $74,999
• 49$75,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56545

• 2Less than $10,000
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 19$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 1$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56545

• 1$100 to $149
• 4$300 to $349
• 5$350 to $399
• 1$450 to $499
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $402.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $135,177
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $295,576
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,673

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,553 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,260 - $246,963

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $242,126

Here:	$242,126
State:	$374,552

Mobile homes: $408,124

Here:	$408,124
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 303
• One, attached: 3
• Mobile homes: 12

Unemployment: 1.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56545

• 72.1%251Drove a car alone
• 9.2%32Carpooled
• 7.5%26Walked
• 2.0%7Other means
• 7.2%25Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56545

• 31Less than 5 minutes
• 235 to 9 minutes
• 4610 to 14 minutes
• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 6220 to 24 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 1145 to 59 minutes
• 2960 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 662

• Male householders: 138 (39 living alone), Female householders: 130 (24 living alone)

• 168 spouses (168 opposite-sex spouses), 11 unmarried partners, (11 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 178 children (150 natural, 18 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 foster children, 5 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 100 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 13 2-persons

139 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (5 men, 16 women).

95.6% of residents of 56545 zip code speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NORMAN COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT 27 (CSAH 19 in GARY, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985672617, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985672617,
  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: MANAGEMENT SERVICES; REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
  Business NAICS classification: HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.; REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.
  Organizations: NORMAN COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• NORMAN COUNTY E. EL. ( in GARY, MN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-012215010
  Organizations: NORMAN COUNTY EAST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BLACK DOG MOTOR SPORTS (JCT HWY 32 S 200 in GARY, MN)

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

• GARY (SEC 22 T145N R44W in GARY, MN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.9%

Population in 1990: 518. Population change in the 1990s: +310 (+59.8%).

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

• This state: 401
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 196
• South: 22
• West: 26

76% of the 56545 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

92% of the 56545 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 56545 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	11	77.8 years
Mary	6	86.0 years
Albert	5	71.4 years
Henry	5	80.6 years
Donald	4	64.8 years
Alfred	4	76.5 years
Arthur	4	72.5 years
Esther	4	92.5 years
Harold	4	72.2 years
Fred	4	73.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 56545 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Hanson	9	74.2 years
Gunderson	8	83.7 years
Anderson	7	77.1 years
Olson	7	76.6 years
Lee	6	76.2 years
Larson	6	82.5 years
Martinson	6	82.4 years
Nelson	6	79.7 years
Johnson	5	86.2 years
Halland	5	74.0 years