Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,761 Zip code population in 2010: 1,321 Zip code population in 2000: 774
Houses and condos: 790 Renter-occupied apartments: 47
% of renters here:
7%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56678: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 123.4 sq. mi. Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.7% ($1,427)
Minnesota:
1.0% ($3,087)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,441 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,341 (0.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 930
(52.8%)
Females: 830
(47.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 56678:
High school or higher: 94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 56678:
Never married: 27.6%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 14.9%
Zip code 56678 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $202,165
56678:
$202,165
Minnesota:
$314,600
According to our research of Minnesota and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 56678 zip code as of May 28, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 56678 is 1,222 to 1.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
38.1 years
Minnesota median age:
39.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.7 people
Minnesota:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56678, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,343 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,343
State:
$82,178
Salary/wage: $47,902 (reported on 83.6% of returns)
Here:
$47,902
State:
$67,438
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1218.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3484.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6810.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9832.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19930.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 29.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$600
Minnesota:
$1,814
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $25k, 19.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,500 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,500
State:
$6,928
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.2% for AGIs below $25k, 125.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,314 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
+$8,314
State:
+$20,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1002.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,040 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
+$9,040
State:
+$14,342
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 880.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 166.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,475 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
56678:
$6,475
Minnesota:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 215.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Earned income credit: $2,340 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,340
State:
$2,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 97.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.1%
Here:
95%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 56678, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,107 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,107
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $38,872 (reported on 86.2% of returns)
Here:
$38,872
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $721 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$721
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,020 (reported on 8.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,020
State:
$5,665
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,350 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:
+$2,350
State:
+$16,131
Profit/loss from business: +$6,530 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,530
State:
+$12,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,625 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
56678:
$10,625
Minnesota:
$15,212
Total itemized deductions: $20,379 (25% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:
$20,379
State:
$24,665
Here:
24.7% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,722 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,722
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,971 (reported on 24.1% of returns)
56678:
$5,971
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,190 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,190
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.9%
Here:
57%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 45.8% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56678, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,990
State:
$53,560
Salary/wage: $30,234 (reported on 88.1% of returns)
Here:
$30,234
State:
$46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.6% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $957 (reported on 36.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$957
Minnesota:
$1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable dividends: $745 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$745
State:
$3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$3,824 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$3,824
State:
+$10,864
Profit/loss from business: +$4,232 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,232
State:
+$10,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.6% for AGIs below $10k, 7.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,812 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
56678:
$2,812
Minnesota:
$2,955
Total itemized deductions: $16,619 (26% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns)
Here:
$16,619
State:
$20,035
Here:
26.0% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,367 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,367
State:
$3,333
Here:
3.5% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,691 (reported on 73.0% of returns)
56678:
$3,691
State:
$8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,578 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,578
State:
$1,523
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.5%
Here:
60%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 46.6% for AGIs below $10k, 62.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 60 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 588
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (47 now married, 2 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 327 (146 now married, 180 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56678 with a mortgage: 358 (28 second mortgage, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 11
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,333 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $536
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:
4.7%
Whole state:
5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
6.6
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Lakes: Smith Lake (A), Rice Lake (B), Moose Lake (C), Middle LaSalle Lake (D), LaSalle Lake (E), Hennepin Lake (F), Diamond Lake (G), Crystal Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
300 married couples with children.
133 single-parent households (84 men, 49 women).
98.1% of residents of 56678 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 20% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 11 (0.6%) (46.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.6%
Whole state:
8.7%
27%France
18%Malaysia
9%Sweden
9%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
30%Norwegian
21%German
13%American
6%Swedish
2%Irish
2%French
2%English
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
22010 or later
302000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
9Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NORTHWOOD PANELBOARD COMPANY (4409 NORTHWOOD ROAD NORTHWEST in SOLWAY, MN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND021585989, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRIS-MND021585989, STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2700700019, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2700700019, AIR MAJOR CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS; WOOD PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: NORBORD USA INC C/O NORBORD MINNESOTA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NORBORD MINNESOTA
ANDERSON CONTRACTING INCORPORATED (4781 JONES TOWNHALL ROAD NW in SOLWAY, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND089780688, CESQG, PCS-MNG490109, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, PCS-A00009162, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, RCRIS-MND089780688, CESQG National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; GENERAL CONTRACTORS-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN SINGLE-FAMILY; TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL Business NAICS classification: SITE PREPARATION CONTRACTORS. Organizations: ANDERSON LEROY (CONTACT/OWNER)
OTTER TAIL POWER CO - SOLWAY (TO BE DETERMINED in SOLWAY, MN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - AIRS-2700700034, AIR PROGRAM, AFS-2700700034, AIR MAJOR Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC BULK POWER TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL. Organizations: OTTER TAIL POWER CO/OTTER TAIL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: OTTER TAIL POWER-SOLWAY PLANT, SOLWAY PLANT
NORTHERN HORIZONS, INC (15981 HWY 2 NW in SOLWAY, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DAVID A. HOLMES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%
59.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20.2%Electricity
16.4%Wood
2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1.4%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 971.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,385
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 173
South: 52
West: 85
66% of the 56678 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.
95% of the 56678 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:
6.6%
Minnesota:
12.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here:
9.0%
Minnesota:
8.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here:
1.8%
Minnesota:
26.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
92,098Architecture and engineering occupations
65,328Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
64,070Education, training, and library occupations
59,371Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
58,859Production occupations
54,918Community and social service occupations
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 (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 2)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1)
Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 13 took place in 2015, and the least - 3 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (39.8%), and Outside Fires (38.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56678