56518 Zip Code (Bluffton, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 403
Zip code population in 2010: 388
Zip code population in 2000: 324

Houses and condos: 171
Renter-occupied apartments: 23
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56518: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 18.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 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: $1,364 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $928 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 56518:

• High school or higher: 86.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56518:

• Never married: 29.5%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 3.7%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 37492.8%White
  • 174.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 112.7%Two or more races
  • 10.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56518, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,312 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,312
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $49,320 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$49,320
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2160.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4122.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6064.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $167 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$167
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,600 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,600
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 860.0% for AGIs below $25k)

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 $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56518, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,325 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,325
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $33,143 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,143
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 90.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Minnesota:	$1,664

Profit/loss from business: +$4,850 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,850
State:	+$12,430

Total itemized deductions: $16,450 (18% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$16,450
State:	$24,665

Here:	18.2% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

Taxes paid: $5,350 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

56518:	$5,350
State:	$10,589

Earned income credit: $1,750 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.8%

Here:	69%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56518, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,513 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,513
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $26,935 (reported on 79.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,935
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.7% for AGIs below $10k, 72.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $391 (reported on 44.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$391
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $200 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$200
State:	$3,096

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,375 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,375
State:	+$10,864

Profit/loss from business: +$4,688 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,688
State:	+$10,442

Profit/loss from farming: +$5,182 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,182
State:	-$962

Total itemized deductions: $10,692 (21% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$10,692
State:	$20,035

Here:	21.4% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

Total tax: $2,815 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

56518:	$2,815
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,769 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,769
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.1%

Here:	72%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 62.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 56482, 56527, 56567, 56453, 56551, 56477.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 155

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (7 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 65 (32 now married, 33 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56518 with a mortgage: 67 (2 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,159
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $465

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

• Zip code 56518 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 16$75,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 2$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56518

• 21Less than $10,000
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 6$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56518

• 9$550 to $599
• 1$600 to $649
• 5$700 to $749
• 2$750 to $799
• 4$800 to $899

Median gross rent in 2022: $907.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,867

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $156,752 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,304 - $237,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $212,130

Here:	$212,130
State:	$374,552

Mobile homes: $13,536

Here:	$13,536
State:	$94,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 125
• One, attached: 1
• 3 or 4: 8
• Mobile homes: 34

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56518

• 80.6%148Drove a car alone
• 6.5%12Carpooled
• 2.2%4Walked
• 7.1%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56518

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 165 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 2815 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 2230 to 34 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 403

• Male householders: 86 (23 living alone), Female householders: 80 (15 living alone)

• 81 spouses (81 opposite-sex spouses), 16 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 130 children (130 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 18 2-persons

84 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (16 men, 15 women).

98.9% of residents of 56518 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% well, 50% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLUFFTON WWTP (COUNTY ROAD 19 N in BLUFFTON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0050342, NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES.
  Organizations: BLUFFTON CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ERICS MACHINERY SALES AND REPAIR (RR 2 BOX 145 in BLUFFTON, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985675404, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985675404,
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ROGGENKAMP ERIC (CONTACT/OWNER) , ERICS MACHINERY SALES & REPAIR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.7%

Population in 1990: 623.

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

• This state: 337
• Northeast: 8
• Midwest: 35
• South: 5
• West: 8

81% of the 56518 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

98% of the 56518 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% 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): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Diagnostic Imaging Centers (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: General Rental Centers (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 56518 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	4	81.5 years
Henry	4	76.2 years
Ludwig	3	81.7 years
William	3	76.0 years
Hubert	2	80.0 years
Hugo	2	78.0 years
Alphonse	2	80.5 years
John	2	74.0 years
Katherine	2	79.0 years
Bernice	2	75.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 56518 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Geiser	6	79.7 years
Roggenkamp	6	81.8 years
Wegscheid	4	83.0 years
Kupfer	3	80.7 years
Langer	3	74.3 years
Peters	3	74.7 years
Buettner	2	82.1 years
Anderson	2	69.5 years
Heltemes	2	86.5 years
Klein	2	89.5 years