55918 Zip Code (Brownsdale, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,073
Zip code population in 2010: 982
Zip code population in 2000: 999

Houses and condos: 475
Renter-occupied apartments: 59
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 55918: 85.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 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: $1,605 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,521 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 55918:

• High school or higher: 94.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 55918:

• Never married: 21.3%
• Now married: 61.7%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 11.4%

• 
• • 99392.6%White
  • 746.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.4%Two or more races
  • 10.09%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 55918, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,400 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,400
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $54,397 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$54,397
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1470.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3650.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12520.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20700.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $664 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$664
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 32.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 125.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,056 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,056
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 487.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,071 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,071
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 306.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,140 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,140
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1017.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,067 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

55918:	$19,067
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 378.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2553.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,250 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 38.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% 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 55918, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,560 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,560
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $40,375 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$40,375
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,113 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,113
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,878 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,878
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,188 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,188
State:	+$16,131

Profit/loss from business: +$1,900 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,900
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,100 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

55918:	$6,100
Minnesota:	$15,212

Total itemized deductions: $17,423 (23% of AGI, reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,423
State:	$24,665

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,870 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,870
State:	$3,948

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

Taxes paid: $5,754 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

55918:	$5,754
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,075 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,075
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.6%

Here:	65%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 61.1% for AGIs below $25k, 61.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 55918, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,738 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,738
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $34,253 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,253
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $10k, 69.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,057 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,057
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $622 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$622
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,195 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,195
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,547 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,547
State:	+$10,442

Total itemized deductions: $13,539 (22% of AGI, reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,539
State:	$20,035

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,117 (3% of AGI, reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,117
State:	$3,333

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,076 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

55918:	$4,076
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,636 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,636
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.3%

Here:	72%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $10k, 67.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 55982, 55973, 55950, 55926, 55970, 55912.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 30
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 424

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (18 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 178 (93 now married, 85 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 55918 with a mortgage: 231 (21 second mortgage, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,208
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $504

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

• Zip code 55918 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $44,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 63$60,000 to $74,999
• 112$75,000 to $99,999
• 51$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 55918

• 7Less than $10,000
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 12$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 63$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 42$200,000 to $249,999
• 19$250,000 to $299,999
• 35$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 17$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 1$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 55918

• 1Less than $100
• 2$150 to $199
• 1$250 to $299
• 4$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 1$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 12$600 to $649
• 3$700 to $749
• 2$750 to $799
• 2$900 to $999
• 3$2,000 to $2,499
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $759.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,575
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $159,752

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,410 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,130 - $249,768

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $224,217

Here:	$224,217
State:	$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,911

Here:	$279,911
State:	$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $854,080

Here:	$854,080
State:	$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,984

Here:	$192,984
State:	$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $88,135

Here:	$88,135
State:	$258,516

Mobile homes: $51,888

Here:	$51,888
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 399
• One, attached: 6
• 3 or 4: 2
• 10 to 19: 16
• Mobile homes: 46

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 55918

• 66.3%370Drove a car alone
• 7.4%41Carpooled
• 1.4%8Bicycle
• 7.2%40Walked
• 1.4%8Other means
• 16.3%91Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 55918

• 73Less than 5 minutes
• 475 to 9 minutes
• 4710 to 14 minutes
• 8715 to 19 minutes
• 6720 to 24 minutes
• 2325 to 29 minutes
• 1930 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 3745 to 59 minutes
• 1560 to 89 minutes
• 2290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,073

• Male householders: 271 (58 living alone), Female householders: 184 (51 living alone)

• 266 spouses (266 opposite-sex spouses), 59 unmarried partners, (59 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 253 children (223 natural, 19 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 21 non-relatives

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 46 2-persons

157 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (9 men, 24 women).

95.2% of residents of 55918 zip code speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 60% well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BARGAIN COUNTER (110 MILL BOX 327 in BROWNSDALE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND006184741, CESQG, RCRIS-MND006184741,
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: NASON BILL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• GREENWAY OF BROWNSDALE (102 MILL ST in BROWNSDALE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985700699, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985700699,
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
  Organizations: GREENWAY COOP (CONTACT/OWNER) , GREENWAY COOPERATIVE SERVICE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AKKERMAN MFG INC (RR 1 BOX 10 in BROWNSDALE, MN)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AKKERMAN MAYNARD AND DH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HAYFIELD BRANCH (PO BOX 187 in BROWNSDALE, MN)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%

Population in 1990: 1,443.

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

• This state: 845
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 122
• South: 39
• West: 10

69% of the 55918 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

93% of the 55918 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% 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): 10
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 3)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 6. The highest number of fires - 10 took place in 2004, and the least - 3 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (39.6%), and Outside Fires (38.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 55918
• 4039.6%Structure Fires
• 3938.6%Outside Fires
• 2120.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 11.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 55918, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 55918 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	72.8 years
Grace	5	83.4 years
Alice	5	82.6 years
Donald	5	71.0 years
Catherine	4	81.3 years
Anna	4	87.8 years
Henry	4	84.0 years
Marie	4	82.7 years
Robert	4	69.0 years
Ruth	4	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 55918 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pike	6	85.2 years
Felty	5	80.2 years
Nelson	5	70.8 years
Risius	5	84.8 years
Schmidt	5	80.4 years
Jensen	4	79.0 years
Kirchner	4	69.0 years
Graves	4	77.2 years
Farrell	4	67.2 years
Madison	4	84.0 years