56252 Zip Code (Kerkhoven, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,250
Zip code population in 2010: 1,238
Zip code population in 2000: 1,299

Houses and condos: 554
Renter-occupied apartments: 140
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56252: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 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: $1,316 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,553 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 56252:

• High school or higher: 94.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56252:

• Never married: 24.1%
• Now married: 62.7%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 3.9%

• 
• • 1,07385.8%White
  • 1209.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 534.2%Two or more races
  • 30.2%Some other race
  • 10.08%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56252, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,547 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,547
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $46,768 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$46,768
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1369.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3948.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8040.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12756.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28753.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,005 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,005
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.0% for AGIs below $25k, 20.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 111.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 256.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,644 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,644
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.0% for AGIs below $25k, 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 430.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,609 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,609
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 176.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 500.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,067 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,067
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.0% for AGIs below $25k, 680.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,925 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

56252:	$11,925
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 795.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,229 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,229
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.6%

Here:	97%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% 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 56252, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,338 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,338
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $37,010 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,010
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.8% for AGIs below $25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,543 (reported on 39.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,543
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,910 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,910
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,725 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,725
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,810 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,810
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,567 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

56252:	$4,567
Minnesota:	$15,212

Total itemized deductions: $18,050 (20% of AGI, reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,050
State:	$24,665

Here:	19.7% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,100 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,100
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,481 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

56252:	$6,481
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,250 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.6%

Here:	78%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56252, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,696 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,696
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $30,625 (reported on 86.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,625
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.6% for AGIs below $10k, 73.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,776 (reported on 43.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,776
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $969 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$969
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,842 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,842
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,229 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,229
State:	+$10,442

Profit/loss from farming: +$245 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$245
State:	-$962

IRA payment deduction: $2,346 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

56252:	$2,346
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,736 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,736
State:	$20,035

Here:	24.2% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,725 (6% of AGI, reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,725
State:	$3,333

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,843 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

56252:	$3,843
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,587 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,587
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.6%

Here:	76%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56271, 56279, 56282, 56289, 56222, 56281.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 26
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 493

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (12 now married, 5 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 208 (95 now married, 113 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56252 with a mortgage: 176 (10 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,376
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $615

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

• Zip code 56252 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 52$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 37$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 56$60,000 to $74,999
• 99$75,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 47$150,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56252

• 5Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 22$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 24$175,000 to $199,999
• 64$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$300,000 to $399,999
• 19$400,000 to $499,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56252

• 8$150 to $199
• 2$200 to $249
• 1$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 7$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 25$500 to $549
• 54$550 to $599
• 7$600 to $649
• 8$650 to $699
• 8$800 to $899
• 2No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $749.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $436,001.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,684

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $191,085 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,456 - $259,155

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $229,103

Here:	$229,103
State:	$374,552

Mobile homes: $23,086

Here:	$23,086
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 434
• 3 or 4: 55
• 5 to 9: 5
• 10 to 19: 38
• 50 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 14

Unemployment: 2.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56252

• 67.2%392Drove a car alone
• 7.7%45Carpooled
• 0.2%1Motorcycle
• 0.3%2Bicycle
• 4.1%24Walked
• 0.9%5Other means
• 20.4%119Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56252

• 49Less than 5 minutes
• 635 to 9 minutes
• 3010 to 14 minutes
• 5915 to 19 minutes
• 10620 to 24 minutes
• 5225 to 29 minutes
• 3430 to 34 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 1845 to 59 minutes
• 1560 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,250

• Male householders: 240 (60 living alone), Female householders: 281 (110 living alone)

• 291 spouses (291 opposite-sex spouses), 29 unmarried partners, (29 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 372 children (363 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 3 foster children, 3 other relatives, 12 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 170 1-person, 8 2-persons

214 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (2 men, 99 women).

91.2% of residents of 56252 zip code speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 32% well, 21% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAKER MOTOR SALES INC (1309 ATLANTIC AVE in KERKHOVEN, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985714823, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985714823,
  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: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
  Business NAICS classification: NEW CAR DEALERS.
  Organizations: BAKER SHELDON L (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FARMERS ELEVATOR KERKHOVEN (1008 ATLANTIC AVENUE in KERKHOVEN, MN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: UNITED FARMERS ELEVATOR

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%

Population in 1990: 1,267. Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+2.5%).

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

• This state: 1,065
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 78
• South: 28
• West: 22

70% of the 56252 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

90% of the 56252 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
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): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (5-9: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 19 took place in 2007, and the least - 6 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (36.8%), and Structure Fires (35.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56252
• 6336.8%Outside Fires
• 6035.1%Structure Fires
• 2816.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2011.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56252, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56252 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	82.2 years
Robert	8	74.0 years
Elsie	8	83.2 years
Roy	7	78.7 years
Mildred	6	75.5 years
Margaret	5	75.4 years
Carl	5	84.8 years
Donald	5	79.6 years
Henry	5	83.8 years
Paul	5	81.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 56252 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	22	82.1 years
Anderson	16	79.9 years
Nelson	16	81.9 years
Peterson	15	80.8 years
Carlson	13	83.2 years
Larson	8	77.5 years
Erickson	6	82.9 years
Syverson	6	76.2 years
Eckman	5	84.8 years
Thayer	5	84.6 years

Businesses in zip code 56252

• Ford: 1