Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,818 Zip code population in 2010: 2,012 Zip code population in 2000: 1,932
Houses and condos: 786 Renter-occupied apartments: 103
% of renters here:
14%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56026: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 105.3 sq. mi. Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 17 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.9% ($2,012)
Minnesota:
1.0% ($3,087)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,000 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,020 (0.9%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 930
(51.2%)
Females: 888
(48.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 56026:
High school or higher: 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 0.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 56026:
Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 9.4%
Zip code 56026 compared to state average:
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $233,427
56026:
$233,427
Minnesota:
$314,600
Median resident age:
This zip code:
46.8 years
Minnesota median age:
39.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Minnesota:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56026, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $66,390 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$66,390
State:
$82,178
Salary/wage: $53,265 (reported on 81.4% of returns)
Here:
$53,265
State:
$67,438
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1270.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4087.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6701.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11877.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22020.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $944 (reported on 35.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$944
Minnesota:
$1,814
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.0% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,461 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,461
State:
$6,928
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $25k, 36.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 212.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 215.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,033 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,033
State:
+$20,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 138.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 191.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 924.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$19,367 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:
+$19,367
State:
+$14,342
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 579.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 931.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1977.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,973 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
56026:
$12,973
Minnesota:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 156.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 442.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 785.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $25,880 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:
$25,880
State:
$33,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1848.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions: $2,500 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,500
State:
$11,879
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxes paid: $6,875 (reported on 4.1% of returns)
56026:
$6,875
State:
$8,252
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 392.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,060 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,060
State:
$2,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%
Here:
94%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 92.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56026, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,194 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$50,194
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $42,987 (reported on 82.1% of returns)
Here:
$42,987
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,017 (reported on 36.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,017
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,589 (reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,589
State:
$5,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,907 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$9,907
State:
+$16,131
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,956 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
+$9,956
State:
+$12,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,458 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
56026:
$7,458
Minnesota:
$15,212
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,445 (25% of AGI, reported on 32.6% of returns)
Here:
$18,445
State:
$24,665
Here:
25.1% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,750 (reported on 23.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,750
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,269 (reported on 30.5% of returns)
56026:
$6,269
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,627 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,627
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.7%
Here:
75%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56026, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,836 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,836
State:
$53,560
Salary/wage: $33,447 (reported on 86.4% of returns)
Here:
$33,447
State:
$46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,297 (reported on 47.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,297
Minnesota:
$1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $642 (reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$642
State:
$3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,233 (reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:
+$6,233
State:
+$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,612 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:
+$7,612
State:
+$10,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,875 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
56026:
$2,875
Minnesota:
$2,955
Total itemized deductions: $14,010 (24% of AGI, reported on 30.9% of returns)
Here:
$14,010
State:
$20,035
Here:
23.5% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,763 (3% of AGI, reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,763
State:
$3,333
Here:
2.9% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,991 (reported on 80.3% of returns)
56026:
$3,991
State:
$8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,500
State:
$1,523
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.4%
Here:
77%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 68.1% for AGIs below $10k, 78.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 748
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 27 (27 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 294 (139 now married, 154 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56026 with a mortgage: 406 (65 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 37
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,463 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $653
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
8.1%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.4%
Whole state:
5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.0
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56026: Ellendale (A), Johnson Oakside Orchard (B), Hope Oak Knoll Camp Ground (C), Ellendale Volunteer Fire Department (D), Geneva Fire Department (E), Geneva City Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56026 include: Zion Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Community Lutheran Church (C), Pontoppidan Lutheran Church (D), Assembly of God Church (E), First Lutheran Church (F), United Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Otisco-Lemond Cemetery (1), Berlin Cemetery (2), Danish Cemetery (3), Saint Aidens Cemetery (4), Saint Ansgars Cemetery (5), Zion Lutheran Cemetery (6), Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 1 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 289 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 220 1-person, 27 2-persons, 3 3-persons
233 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (42 men, 42 women).
96.5% of residents of 56026 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
Foreign born population: 5 (0.3%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.3%
Whole state:
8.7%
80%Thailand
20%Serbia
33%German
26%Norwegian
8%American
4%Czech
2%Irish
2%English
2%Northern European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
32000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
22Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ELLENDALE (CITY HALL in ELLENDALE, MN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1740003 3, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-MN1740003 4, Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS (RR 1 BOX 220-A in ELLENDALE, MN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2714700009, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2714700009, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.; PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Organizations: NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO, NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - OWATONNA
NRHEG ELEM/MIDDLE (200 SCHOOL ST. in ELLENDALE, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-012168010 (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ISD 2168 (CONTACT/OWNER)
, N.R.H.E.G. (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: NRHEG MIDDLE SCHOOL
MISGEN AUTO PARTS INC (12880 SW 72ND AVE in ELLENDALE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985702976, CESQG, PCS-092788421, GENERAL PERMIT STORM WATER IND, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, RCRIS-MND985702976, CESQG 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 PARTS, USED Organizations: MISGEN FRANCIS B (CONTACT/OWNER)
NORTH CENTRAL PLASTICS (I35 AND HWY 30 B in ELLENDALE, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: NORTH CENTRAL PLASTICS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
OWATONNA TURBINE PLT (RTE 1 in ELLENDALE, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: NORTHERN NATURAL GAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
ELLENDALE AMOCO (I35 AND HWY 30 in ELLENDALE, MN)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: WAYNE LYLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
ELLENDALE FARMERS UNION COOP (MAIN ST in ELLENDALE, MN)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%
43.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39.7%Utility gas
7.7%Electricity
5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2.3%Wood
1.3%No fuel used
0.5%Coal or coke
Population in 1990: 1,051. Population change in the 1990s: +881 (+83.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,472
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 163
South: 47
West: 83
73% of the 56026 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
93% of the 56026 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here:
4.6%
Minnesota:
12.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:
3.1%
Minnesota:
8.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:
22.2%
Minnesota:
26.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
109,436Computer and mathematical occupations
85,924Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
72,667Transportation occupations
71,355Business and financial operations occupations
69,507Management occupations
67,538Architecture and engineering occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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 6. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 23 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.6%), and Structure Fires (40.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56026