55049 Zip Code (Medford, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,630
Zip code population in 2010: 2,476
Zip code population in 2000: 2,246

Houses and condos: 976
Renter-occupied apartments: 162
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 55049: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 48.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 55 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: $2,792 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,524 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 55049:

• High school or higher: 84.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
• Unemployed: 4.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 55049:

• Never married: 29.1%
• Now married: 53.8%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 13.1%

• 
• • 1,93973.8%White
  • 60523.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 471.8%Two or more races
  • 180.7%Black
  • 170.6%Asian
  • 30.1%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 55049, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,495 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,495
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $55,977 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$55,977
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1309.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3674.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6810.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10971.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19741.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $909 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$909
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 15.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 127.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,830 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,830
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 172.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,518 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,518
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 387.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,313 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,313
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 125.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 217.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,062 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

55049:	$16,062
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.7% for AGIs below $25k, 138.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 293.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 592.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 457.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,344 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,344
State:	$33,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 619.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1030.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,917 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,917
State:	$11,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,288 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

55049:	$8,288
State:	$8,252

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 303.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.3% for AGIs below $25k, 65.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.4%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 55049, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,462 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,462
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $43,770 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$43,770
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.6% for AGIs below $25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,233 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,233
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,150 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,150
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,039 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,039
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,219 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,219
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,938 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

55049:	$8,938
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,992 (22% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,992
State:	$24,665

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,245 (reported on 27.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,245
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,935 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

55049:	$6,935
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,872 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,872
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.2%

Here:	64%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 51.2% for AGIs below $25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 55049, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,797 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,797
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $38,113 (reported on 91.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,113
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.7% for AGIs below $10k, 80.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,159 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,159
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $653 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$653
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,796 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,796
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,177 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,177
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,226 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

55049:	$3,226
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $15,309 (22% of AGI, reported on 39.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,309
State:	$20,035

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,692 (2% of AGI, reported on 33.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,692
State:	$3,333

Here:	2.4% 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, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,704 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

55049:	$4,704
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,658 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,658
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.1%

Here:	63%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 51.0% for AGIs below $10k, 56.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 55060, 55021, 55087, 56046, 55052, 55053.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 68
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 856

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 50 (22 now married, 26 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 573 (243 now married, 329 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 55049 with a mortgage: 464 (22 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,597
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $709

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

• Zip code 55049 household income distribution in 2022

• 43Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$30,000 to $34,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 31$45,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 114$60,000 to $74,999
• 174$75,000 to $99,999
• 116$100,000 to $124,999
• 93$125,000 to $149,999
• 88$150,000 to $199,999
• 61$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 55049

• 23Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 43$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 97$200,000 to $249,999
• 82$250,000 to $299,999
• 103$300,000 to $399,999
• 58$400,000 to $499,999
• 52$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$750,000 to $999,999
• 22$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 7$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 55049

• 5$150 to $199
• 4$200 to $249
• 1$250 to $299
• 1$300 to $349
• 13$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 2$550 to $599
• 5$600 to $649
• 11$650 to $699
• 6$700 to $749
• 26$750 to $799
• 11$800 to $899
• 20$1,000 to $1,249
• 3$2,000 to $2,499
• 3$3,000 to $3,499
• 34No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $810.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $252,455
• Some other race householders: $222,893
• Two or more races householders: $263,952
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $222,893

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $238,144 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,934 - $353,021

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $361,541

Here:	$361,541
State:	$374,552

Mobile homes: $26,294

Here:	$26,294
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 682
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 18
• 10 to 19: 15
• 20 to 49: 24
• Mobile homes: 207

Unemployment: 4.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 55049

• 79.4%1,079Drove a car alone
• 9.2%125Carpooled
• 0.1%2Ferryboat
• 1.0%14Walked
• 8.5%115Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 55049

• 79Less than 5 minutes
• 835 to 9 minutes
• 24810 to 14 minutes
• 32615 to 19 minutes
• 20820 to 24 minutes
• 4425 to 29 minutes
• 4130 to 34 minutes
• 2535 to 39 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 8045 to 59 minutes
• 4660 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,630

• Male householders: 438 (88 living alone), Female householders: 488 (91 living alone)

• 515 spouses (515 opposite-sex spouses), 124 unmarried partners, (122 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 962 children (900 natural, 14 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 29 non-relatives

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

Size of family households: 311 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 178 1-person, 21 2-persons, 9 3-persons

512 married couples with children.
231 single-parent households (39 men, 192 women).

84.4% of residents of 55049 zip code speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 25% well, 12% not well, 3% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 22% well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% very well, 20% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OWATONNA ENGINEERING (106 E CENTRAL in MEDFORD, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MN0000661850, CESQG, RCRIS-MN0000661850,
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: ENGINEERING SERVICES
  

• OWATONNA CONSTRUCTION CO - MASONRY (2173 NW 76TH ST in MEDFORD, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2714700051, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2714700051, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK
  Alternative names: CRANE CREEK CONSTRUCTION INC - MASONRY

• AT AND T LINES (RURAL ROUTE in MEDFORD, MN)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 1,305. Population change in the 1990s: +941 (+72.1%).

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

• This state: 2,005
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 165
• South: 56
• West: 125

59% of the 55049 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

94% of the 55049 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• LARRY MENSING (6941 EAST FRONTAGE ROAD in MEDFORD, MN; small business) : $4,160 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2004

  Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,400; 2004: $1,760; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,760 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-03-25. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
  $1,650, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-10. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  $525, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  $225, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-30. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fires - 14 took place in 2012, and the least - 4 in 2014. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (44.4%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (25.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 55049
• 5944.4%Outside Fires
• 3425.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2821.1%Structure Fires
• 129.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 55049, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 55049 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	70.6 years
Robert	9	71.8 years
William	9	86.7 years
Henry	7	76.8 years
Anna	7	82.7 years
Mary	7	79.0 years
Dorothy	6	77.7 years
Edward	6	73.0 years
Arthur	6	82.0 years
George	5	72.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 55049 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Moeckly	7	75.7 years
Steinbauer	6	78.5 years
Brady	5	88.0 years
Anhorn	5	72.6 years
Lee	5	65.0 years
Gallea	5	84.0 years
Hanson	4	75.2 years
Arnold	4	68.3 years
Borwege	4	75.6 years
Pirkl	4	76.7 years

Businesses in zip code 55049
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ashley Furniture	1		Lane Bryant	1
Bath & Body Works	1		Lane Furniture	1
DressBarn	1		Levi Strauss & Co.	1
Dressbarn	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	2
Eddie Bauer	1		Maurices	1
Famous Footwear	1		McDonald's	1
Gap	1		Old Navy	1
Gymboree	1		Pac Sun	1
IZOD	1		Payless	1
Justice	1		Rue21	1