56516 Zip Code (Bejou, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 321
Zip code population in 2010: 294
Zip code population in 2000: 318

Houses and condos: 150
Renter-occupied apartments: 18
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56516: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 80.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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: $1,262 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,504 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 56516:

• High school or higher: 98.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56516:

• Never married: 27.2%
• Now married: 63.4%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 3.6%

• 
• • 28990.0%White
  • 195.9%American Indian
  • 72.2%Two or more races
  • 41.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.6%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56516, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,482 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,482
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $44,350 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

Here:	$44,350
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3398.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $667 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$667
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56516, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,315 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,315
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $27,200 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$27,200
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $540 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$540
Minnesota:	$1,664

Profit/loss from business: +$2,000 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$12,430

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.9%

Here:	77%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56516, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,969 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,969
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $21,625 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$21,625
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.3% for AGIs below $10k, 82.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $750 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$750
Minnesota:	$1,796

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,000 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$10,864

Profit/loss from business: +$2,842 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,842
State:	+$10,442

Profit/loss from farming: +$77 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$77
State:	-$962

IRA payment deduction: $2,545 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

56516:	$2,545
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $14,700 (35% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,700
State:	$20,035

Here:	35.3% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

Total tax: $2,354 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

56516:	$2,354
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,793 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,793
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.3%

Here:	76%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 57.7% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 56592, 56557, 56556, 56535, 56542, 56545.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 7
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 113

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 63 (31 now married, 32 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56516 with a mortgage: 48
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,523
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $643

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

• Zip code 56516 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56516

• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 3$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56516

• 2$150 to $199
• 1$200 to $249
• 3$500 to $549
• 5$650 to $699
• 1$900 to $999
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,146.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,109
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $78,517
• Asian householders: $147,219

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $186,478 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,260 - $245,992

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,311

Here:	$188,311
State:	$374,552

Mobile homes: $72,580

Here:	$72,580
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 131
• Two: 4
• Mobile homes: 13

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56516

• 79.9%129Drove a car alone
• 8.7%14Carpooled
• 4.3%7Walked
• 0.6%1Other means
• 1.9%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56516

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 205 to 9 minutes
• 2210 to 14 minutes
• 3415 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 125 to 29 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 321

• Male householders: 50 (11 living alone), Female householders: 72 (21 living alone)

• 81 spouses (81 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 101 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 9 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person, 1 2-persons

72 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (7 men, 1 women).

94.4% of residents of 56516 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 23% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GUNDERSON MERVIN (HWY 59 in BEJOU, MN)

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

• BEJOU COOP (218 HIGHWAY 59 in BEJOU, MN) . Tribal Land

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%

Population in 1990: 358.

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

• This state: 238
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 57
• South: 5
• West: 3

73% of the 56516 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

95% of the 56516 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 56516 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	4	77.2 years
Albert	3	81.3 years
Clara	3	73.7 years
Melvin	3	80.0 years
Peter	3	87.0 years
Tillie	3	76.6 years
Henry	2	81.0 years
Andrew	2	78.0 years
Anna	2	90.0 years
Ethel	2	68.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 56516 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Dahl	7	75.6 years
Mccollum	4	77.8 years
Bendickson	3	78.6 years
Gunderson	3	68.3 years
Leines	3	80.6 years
Ose	3	78.3 years
Osenga	3	87.0 years
Reynolds	3	84.0 years
Roragen	3	64.6 years
Sirjord	3	79.7 years