56531 Zip Code (Elbow Lake, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,922
Zip code population in 2010: 1,994
Zip code population in 2000: 2,222

Houses and condos: 960
Renter-occupied apartments: 186
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56531: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 159.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 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: $1,750 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,026 (1.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 56531:

• High school or higher: 92.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
• Unemployed: 3.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56531:

• Never married: 24.6%
• Now married: 57.5%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 1,78693.0%White
  • 814.2%Two or more races
  • 170.9%American Indian
  • 170.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130.7%Some other race
  • 30.2%Black
  • 40.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56531, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,048 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$64,048
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $46,685 (reported on 80.8% of returns)

Here:	$46,685
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1256.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3698.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6752.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10298.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17467.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,623 (reported on 35.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,623
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.2% for AGIs below $25k, 42.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 41.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 150.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,425 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,425
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs below $25k, 44.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 252.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,068 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	+$16,068
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.3% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 211.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 944.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,500 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$15,500
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 185.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 140.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 873.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1717.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,845 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

56531:	$11,845
Minnesota:	$20,675

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.6% for AGIs below $25k, 308.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1091.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,950 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,950
State:	$33,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 346.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 984.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $7,700 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$7,700
State:	$11,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 513.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,875 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

56531:	$6,875
State:	$8,252

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 392.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,092 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,092
State:	$2,055

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.0%

Here:	97%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% 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 56531, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,366 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,366
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $38,636 (reported on 79.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,636
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.3% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,192 (reported on 37.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,192
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,927 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,927
State:	$5,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,791 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,791
State:	+$16,131

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,295 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,295
State:	+$12,430

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,945 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

56531:	$6,945
Minnesota:	$15,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,085 (16% of AGI, reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$20,085
State:	$24,665

Here:	15.8% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,064 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,064
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,346 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

56531:	$9,346
State:	$10,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,947 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,947
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 48.6% for AGIs below $25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56531, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,177 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,177
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $30,529 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,529
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.7% for AGIs below $10k, 63.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,854 (reported on 48.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,854
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,531 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,531
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,275 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,275
State:	+$10,864

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,734 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,734
State:	+$10,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$13,830 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,830
State:	-$962

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,917 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

56531:	$2,917
Minnesota:	$2,955

Self-employed pension: $13,250 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

Here:	$13,250
Minnesota:	$12,099

Total itemized deductions: $17,808 (21% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,808
State:	$20,035

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,146 (4% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,146
State:	$3,333

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,659 (reported on 74.6% of returns)

56531:	$5,659
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,325 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,325
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.8%

Here:	70%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 55.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56311, 56590, 56324, 56309, 56339, 56248.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 82
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 725

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (18 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 345 (165 now married, 179 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56531 with a mortgage: 348 (21 second mortgage, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,216
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $625

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

• Zip code 56531 household income distribution in 2022

• 27Less than $10,000
• 53$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 48$20,000 to $24,999
• 32$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 44$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $44,999
• 36$45,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 75$60,000 to $74,999
• 107$75,000 to $99,999
• 72$100,000 to $124,999
• 66$125,000 to $149,999
• 55$150,000 to $199,999
• 49$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56531

• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 32$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$70,000 to $79,999
• 31$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 42$150,000 to $174,999
• 43$175,000 to $199,999
• 51$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 47$300,000 to $399,999
• 35$400,000 to $499,999
• 38$500,000 to $749,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56531

• 5Less than $100
• 3$250 to $299
• 7$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 2$400 to $449
• 16$450 to $499
• 36$500 to $549
• 9$550 to $599
• 10$600 to $649
• 9$650 to $699
• 10$700 to $749
• 18$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 9$900 to $999
• 14$1,000 to $1,249
• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 5$1,500 to $1,999
• 15No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $749.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $344,513.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,299
• Some other race householders: $70,769
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,692

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $175,509 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,956 - $282,460

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $132,376

Here:	$132,376
State:	$374,552

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 781
• One, attached: 14
• 3 or 4: 10
• 5 to 9: 25
• 10 to 19: 69
• 20 to 49: 12
• Mobile homes: 38

Unemployment: 3.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56531

• 76.2%679Drove a car alone
• 4.6%41Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bus or trolley bus
• 0.6%5Taxi
• 6.2%55Walked
• 1.1%10Other means
• 9.8%87Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56531

• 119Less than 5 minutes
• 1125 to 9 minutes
• 8410 to 14 minutes
• 8015 to 19 minutes
• 7020 to 24 minutes
• 6825 to 29 minutes
• 10930 to 34 minutes
• 4335 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 3945 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,922

• Male householders: 404 (145 living alone), Female householders: 403 (86 living alone)

• 432 spouses (432 opposite-sex spouses), 71 unmarried partners, (68 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 549 children (478 natural, 9 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 5 foster children, 11 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 28 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 291 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 230 1-person, 33 2-persons

295 married couples with children.
136 single-parent households (27 men, 109 women).

99.2% of residents of 56531 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ELBOW LAKE FORD AND MERCURY INC (29 CENTRAL AVE in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND151026705, CESQG, RCRIS-MND151026705,
  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))
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
  Business NAICS classification: NEW CAR DEALERS.
  Organizations: KRUSEMARK TOM AND JOEL (CONTACT/OWNER) , VALU FORD OF ELBOW LAKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• GRANT COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (930 1ST ST NE in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND981799182, CESQG, RCRIS-MND981799182,
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
  Organizations: ELEAH MEDICAL CENTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: GRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL

• GRANT COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT (3RD STREET SOUTHEAST in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND982208266, CESQG, RCRIS-MND982208266,
  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: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  Alternative names: GRANT CO HWY DEPT

• HALEY OIL CO (HWY 79 E in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND022777916, CESQG, RCRIS-MND022777916,
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: HALEY WILLIAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ELBOW LAKE PUBLIC UTILITIES (DIVISION& 1ST ST NE in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND981802317, CESQG, RCRIS-MND981802317,
  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: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Organizations: ELBOW LAKE CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ELBOW LAKE WWTP (HIGHWAY 79 in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0051535, 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: ELBOW LAKE CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FARMERS COOP OIL ASSOCIATION (CENTRAL AVENUE SOUTH in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND981778079, CESQG, RCRIS-MND981778079,
  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: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
  Business NAICS classification: GASOLINE STATIONS WITH CONVENIENCE STORES.
  Organizations: FARMERS CO-OP OIL ASSN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FARMER CO OP OIL ASSN

• ELBOW LAKE COOP GRAIN (109 1ST ST S.E. in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• FARM POWER INC (27062 HIGHWAY 59 in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000020214, SQG, RCRIS-MNR000020214, 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: REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: FARM POWER INC OF MINNESOTA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MPCA GRANT CO HWY DEPT (HWY 55 in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

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

• ENVIRO TECH INTERNATIONAL (511 INDUSTRIAL PARK BLVD in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: YANKE ROD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ELBOW LAKE (SEC 18 T129N R42W in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• ELBOW LAKE COOP GRAIN EL NH3 PLANT (HWY 59 N. , SANFORD TWP. SECTION 6 in ELBOW LAKE, MN)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%

Population in 1990: 2,087. Population change in the 1990s: +135 (+6.5%).

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

• This state: 1,577
• Northeast: 30
• Midwest: 197
• South: 27
• West: 71

61% of the 56531 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

89% of the 56531 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% 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, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

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 11. The highest number of reported fires - 20 took place in 2012, and the least - 4 in 2006. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.8%), and Outside Fires (38.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56531
• 7840.8%Structure Fires
• 7338.2%Outside Fires
• 2814.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 126.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 56531, Minnesota

Most common first names in zip code 56531 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	16	77.7 years
Clara	14	82.2 years
Carl	12	81.3 years
Robert	11	73.3 years
Henry	11	82.2 years
Alice	10	88.4 years
William	10	78.1 years
Ida	9	84.6 years
Leonard	9	85.4 years
Alma	8	77.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 56531 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	34	78.3 years
Olson	29	79.1 years
Larson	24	80.8 years
Anderson	23	81.2 years
Swenson	16	80.6 years
Nelson	15	77.5 years
Huseth	13	82.6 years
Hanson	10	76.4 years
Berg	10	80.3 years
Germundson	9	82.9 years