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Population and households in ZIP 56222
Household size in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.34 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.47 | 2.54 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.42 | 2.55 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.47 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.13 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in ZIP 56222 run small, averaging 2.47 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. The picture is much the same across Minnesota. Household size has climbed from 2.34 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.0 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.9 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.1 | 40.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.9 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
ZIP 56222 is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.1, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.1% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 10.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.2% | 9.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.7% | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in ZIP 56222: 14.7% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 56222
Renters in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.1% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.8% | 27.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 28.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.5% | 27.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | +2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in ZIP 56222 rent their homes (27.5%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Minnesota. Among homeowners, 39.3% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.8% | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.5% | 9.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.9% | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 8.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in ZIP 56222 as nationally: 10.4%, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Minnesota overall (8.3%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1956 | 1973 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1956 | 1974 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1957 | 1975 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1957 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in ZIP 56222 is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1957, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $675 | $882 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $686 | $953 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $763 | $1,099 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,036 | $1,404 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$361 | +$522 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 56222 runs $1,036 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 56222
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.1% | 32.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 33.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.9% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.9% | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | +7.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 56222 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.6% | 91.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.5% | 92.2% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.1% | 93.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.7% | 93.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | +2.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over nine in ten adults in ZIP 56222 have finished high school (92.7%), above the national rate of 89.3%. Minnesota as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 56222
| Period | ZIP 56222 | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.3% | 6.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.6% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 56222 has been low: just 2.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 56222 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 56222 | 2.47 | 38.1 | 14.7% | 27.5% | 10.4% | 1957 | $1,036 | 19.9% | 92.7% | 2.6% |
| ZIP 56260 | 2.32 | 48.5 | 4.3% | 20.1% | 6.0% | 1964 | $904 | 19.5% | 95.2% | 7.8% |
| ZIP 56282 | 2.35 | 42.4 | 7.4% | 25.6% | 4.8% | 1969 | $801 | 20.9% | 91.7% | 3.6% |
| ZIP 56281 | 2.73 | 30.6 | 7.7% | 16.5% | 10.3% | 1963 | $975 | 31.6% | 95.3% | 0.3% |
| ZIP 56241 | 2.20 | 44.3 | 7.4% | 19.1% | 5.3% | 1963 | $922 | 21.2% | 90.8% | 5.5% |
| ZIP 56216 | 2.33 | 47.4 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1958 | $1,484 | 17.9% | 95.4% | 4.2% |
| ZIP 56265 | 2.32 | 40.5 | 11.9% | 29.6% | 12.0% | 1957 | $813 | 20.5% | 92.0% | 2.5% |
| ZIP 56295 | 2.62 | 38.8 | 11.3% | 16.2% | 11.9% | 1942 | $929 | 17.2% | 82.2% | 11.7% |
| ZIP 56253 | 2.28 | 44.5 | 7.9% | 14.7% | 28.8% | 1973 | $892 | 19.1% | 94.4% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 56218 | 2.46 | 43.8 | 6.2% | 11.1% | 15.7% | 1949 | $561 | 28.3% | 94.6% | 2.9% |
| ZIP 56228 | 2.39 | 42.9 | 7.9% | 12.6% | 7.3% | 1959 | $801 | 13.1% | 93.8% | 4.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 56222. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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