55969 Zip Code (Altura, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,140
Zip code population in 2010: 1,117
Zip code population in 2000: 1,406

Houses and condos: 436
Renter-occupied apartments: 44
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 55969: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 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: $2,322 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,417 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 55969:

• High school or higher: 93.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 55969:

• Never married: 21.5%
• Now married: 65.5%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 4.3%
• Divorced: 8.3%

• 
• • 1,04391.6%White
  • 655.7%Two or more races
  • 232.0%Asian
  • 50.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.3%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 55969, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,519 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,519
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $56,757 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$56,757
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4288.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6182.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10662.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19400.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $891 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$891
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,421 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,421
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs below $25k, 48.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 111.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 315.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,267 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	+$8,267
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 340.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1145.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,475 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$7,475
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 202.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 880.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,171 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

55969:	$13,171
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 325.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1572.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,775 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,775
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% 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 55969, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,571 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,571
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $44,728 (reported on 90.4% of returns)

Here:	$44,728
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $515 (reported on 51.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$515
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,236 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,236
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,867 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,867
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,460 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,460
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k, 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,817 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

55969:	$6,817
Minnesota:	$15,212

Total itemized deductions: $17,367 (21% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,367
State:	$24,665

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,742 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,742
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,773 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

55969:	$6,773
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,880 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,880
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.2%

Here:	71%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 68.8% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 55969, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,800 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,800
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $35,070 (reported on 86.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,070
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 153.8% for AGIs below $10k, 64.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,092 (reported on 55.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,092
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $426 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

Here:	$426
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,194 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,194
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,737 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,737
State:	+$10,442

IRA payment deduction: $2,304 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

55969:	$2,304
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,549 (23% of AGI, reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,549
State:	$20,035

Here:	23.2% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,959 (3% of AGI, reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,959
State:	$3,333

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,924 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

55969:	$3,924
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,246 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,246
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.4%

Here:	69%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 63.5% for AGIs below $10k, 72.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 55959, 55910, 55952, 55979, 55972, 54622.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 14
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 408

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 188 (107 now married, 81 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 55969 with a mortgage: 209 (43 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,717
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $607

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

• Zip code 55969 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $74,999
• 80$75,000 to $99,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 38$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 55969

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 to $249,999
• 39$250,000 to $299,999
• 91$300,000 to $399,999
• 23$400,000 to $499,999
• 36$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 55969

• 2$150 to $199
• 4$250 to $299
• 11$450 to $499
• 3$550 to $599
• 1$700 to $749
• 7$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $713.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $684,919.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $253,573
• Asian householders: $829,444
• Two or more races householders: $266,607

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $265,896 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $191,413 - $377,944

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $313,419

Here:	$313,419
State:	$374,552

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 388
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 6
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 2
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 7

Unemployment: 1.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 55969

• 76.2%449Drove a car alone
• 5.8%34Carpooled
• 0.5%3Bus or trolley bus
• 2.4%14Walked
• 0.2%1Other means
• 13.9%82Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 55969

• 29Less than 5 minutes
• 595 to 9 minutes
• 6810 to 14 minutes
• 9215 to 19 minutes
• 8420 to 24 minutes
• 2725 to 29 minutes
• 5930 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 2445 to 59 minutes
• 2660 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,140

• Male householders: 195 (25 living alone), Female householders: 230 (56 living alone)

• 296 spouses (296 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 369 children (358 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 168 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 9 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 1 4-persons

250 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (9 men, 16 women).

97.7% of residents of 55969 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (15% very well, 85% well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%

Population in 1990: 1,085. Population change in the 1990s: +321 (+29.6%).

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

• This state: 845
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 207
• South: 24
• West: 14

76% of the 55969 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

95% of the 55969 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 55969 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Edward	5	76.8 years
Helen	5	85.6 years
John	5	79.6 years
Henry	4	75.0 years
Raymond	4	68.0 years
Irene	3	79.3 years
Alfred	3	74.7 years
Herbert	3	79.1 years
Donald	3	85.3 years
Arnold	3	77.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 55969 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Speltz	16	78.8 years
Gensmer	10	80.1 years
Hengel	9	79.3 years
Kalmes	7	74.4 years
Rivers	6	77.3 years
Lehnertz	5	71.8 years
Rinn	4	87.3 years
Hoffman	3	87.3 years
Wise	3	77.7 years
Wagner	3	84.0 years

Businesses in zip code 55969

• MasterBrand Cabinets: 2
• True Value: 1