55786 Zip Code (Taconite, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 183
Zip code population in 2010: 305
Zip code population in 2000: 266

Houses and condos: 112
Renter-occupied apartments: 9
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 55786: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 4.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 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: $716 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $587 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 55786:

• High school or higher: 89.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 55786:

• Never married: 31.9%
• Now married: 54.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 5.2%

• 
• • 17897.3%White
  • 52.7%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 55786, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,560 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,560
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $30,636 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,636
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,062 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,062
Minnesota:	$1,796

Taxable dividends: $286 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$286
State:	$3,096

Net capital gain/loss: +$200 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$10,864

Total itemized deductions: $14,320 (25% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,320
State:	$20,035

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,550 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,550
State:	$3,333

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $2,880 (reported on 71.6% of returns)

55786:	$2,880
State:	$8,485

Earned income credit: $1,826 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,826
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.6%

Here:	72%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 55722, 55764, 55716, 55709, 55744, 55775.
Taconite Zip Code Map

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: 80

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 28 (6 now married, 22 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 55786 with a mortgage: 31
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $888
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409

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

• Zip code 55786 household income distribution in 2022

• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 19$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 55786

• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 55786

• 3$450 to $499
• 3$650 to $699
• 2$900 to $999

Median gross rent in 2022: $681.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,620

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,086 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,152 - $178,668

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 102
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 1

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 55786

• 81.7%75Drove a car alone
• 13.1%12Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 55786

• 135 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 1415 to 19 minutes
• 2120 to 24 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 183

• Male householders: 43 (27 living alone), Female householders: 50 (6 living alone)

• 47 spouses (47 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37 children (37 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person

23 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 women).

100.6% of residents of 55786 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• IRON RANGE (1 1/2 MI N OF INT HWY 169 AND CO RD 7 in TACONITE, MN)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

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

• This state: 160
• Midwest: 12
• West: 9

70% of the 55786 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.

93% of the 55786 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% 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):
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:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 55786 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	6	73.8 years
Harry	3	70.4 years
Helen	2	83.5 years
Ida	2	84.5 years
Frances	2	72.5 years
Frank	2	70.0 years
Arnold	2	63.5 years
James	2	66.5 years
Kenneth	2	78.5 years
Peter	2	77.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 55786 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Guyer	4	68.0 years
Troumbly	4	77.0 years
Dunstan	3	76.0 years
Johnson	3	79.0 years
Gustason	3	80.0 years
Camilli	3	71.6 years
Hammargren	3	74.4 years
Lawson	3	74.0 years
Papberg	3	67.6 years
Poore	3	88.6 years