55781 Zip Code (MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 825
Zip code population in 2010: 734
Zip code population in 2000: 408

Houses and condos: 868
Renter-occupied apartments: 17
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 55781: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 76.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $2,303 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,242 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 55781:

• High school or higher: 97.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 55781:

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 63.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 79396.1%White
  • 182.2%Two or more races
  • 91.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.4%Some other race
  • 10.1%Black
  • 10.1%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 55781, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $80,528 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$80,528
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $59,612 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$59,612
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 944.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2295.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4842.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7370.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18448.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,017 (reported on 46.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,017
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 212.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,881 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,881
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 185.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 210.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1138.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,450 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,450
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1988.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,917 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$19,917
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 157.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2264.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,260 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

55781:	$19,260
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1450.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 760.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2084.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,675 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,675
State:	$33,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1974.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,200 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,200
State:	$11,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $7,450 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

55781:	$7,450
State:	$8,252

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 596.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.9%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 55781, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $69,138 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$69,138
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $54,566 (reported on 74.4% of returns)

Here:	$54,566
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.3% for AGIs below $25k, 50.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $965 (reported on 59.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$965
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,338 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,338
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$644 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$644
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,300 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,300
State:	+$12,430

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,275 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

55781:	$15,275
Minnesota:	$15,212

Total itemized deductions: $22,719 (20% of AGI, reported on 41.0% of returns)

Here:	$22,719
State:	$24,665

Here:	20.1% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,067 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $10,394 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

55781:	$10,394
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,467 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,467
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 55781, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $57,551 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,551
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $50,187 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

Here:	$50,187
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $982 (reported on 65.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$982
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,484 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,484
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,579 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,579
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,956 (19% of AGI, reported on 38.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,956
State:	$20,035

Here:	18.7% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,840 (3% of AGI, reported on 35.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,840
State:	$3,333

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $9,845 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

55781:	$9,845
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,458 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,458
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.0%

Here:	62%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 48.4% for AGIs below $10k, 55.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 55723, 55719, 55769, 55753, 55703, 55746.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 320

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (15 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 157 (47 now married, 109 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 55781 with a mortgage: 143 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,642
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $609

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

• Zip code 55781 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $74,999
• 45$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 40$150,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 55781

• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$175,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 to $249,999
• 44$250,000 to $299,999
• 78$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 71$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999
• 1$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 17$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 55781

• 2$800 to $899
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 2$1,500 to $1,999
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,338.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $377,457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $371,860 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $266,739 - $552,512

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 839
• One, attached: 1
• Mobile homes: 23

Unemployment: 4.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 55781

• 81.6%219Drove a car alone
• 1.9%5Carpooled
• 0.7%2Walked
• 13.4%36Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 55781

• 1Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 415 to 19 minutes
• 3120 to 24 minutes
• 5125 to 29 minutes
• 5330 to 34 minutes
• 2735 to 39 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 1245 to 59 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 825

• Male householders: 172 (42 living alone), Female householders: 155 (25 living alone)

• 231 spouses (231 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 205 children (206 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 154 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person, 16 2-persons

85 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (14 women).

100.1% of residents of 55781 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 33% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CURTISS WHITEGOODS PROCESSING (12434 EAST RD in SIDE LAKE, MN)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ST LOUIS COUNTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.4%

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

• This state: 721
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 42
• South: 19
• West: 14

82% of the 55781 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

95% of the 55781 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% 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, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 55781 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	5	83.0 years
John	5	73.0 years
Alfred	4	80.5 years
James	4	74.5 years
Edward	3	86.4 years
Robert	3	82.6 years
Alice	2	83.4 years
Andrew	2	66.5 years
Joseph	2	81.6 years
Margaret	2	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 55781 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gunderson	5	79.2 years
Johnson	4	88.3 years
Eid	3	79.9 years
Boone	3	68.6 years
Jaranson	3	70.4 years
Sixberry	3	71.3 years
Hadlock	2	73.0 years
Barto	2	65.5 years
Belschner	2	81.0 years
Kaim	2	73.0 years