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ZIP Code 56542 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 1,233

Population: 2,516

ZIP Code 56542 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 56542 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 56542.

56542 state: Minnesota
56542 counties: Mahnomen County, Polk County
56542 city: Fosston city

ZIP Code 56542 population: 2,516

Population

Year	Population
2021	2,516
2020	2,656
2019	2,808
2018	2,839
2017	2,892
2016	2,819
2015	2,943
2014	2,965
2013	2,964
2012	2,946
2011	2,901

Census data for ZIP Code 56542

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 56542

Total population
Total population	2,516
Male	1,303
Female	1,213

Population by age
Total population	2,516
Under 5 years	128
5 to 9 years	173
10 to 14 years	168
15 to 19 years	131
20 to 24 years	118
25 to 34 years	239
35 to 44 years	251
45 to 54 years	230
55 to 59 years	241
60 to 64 years	208
65 to 74 years	344
75 to 84 years	171
85 years and over	114
Median age (years)	48.0
Under 18 years	559
16 years and over	2,008
18 years and over	1,957
21 years and over	1,905
62 years and over	769
65 years and over	629

Population by race
Total population	2,516
One race	2,376
White	2,325
Black or African American	6
American Indian and Alaska Native	36
Asian	9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	0
Two or more races	140

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,946
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,014
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	932

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 56542

Households by type
Total households	1,042
Family households (families)	519
Married-couple family	94
Male householder, no wife present, family	195
Female householder, no husband present, family	167
Nonfamily households	234
Average household size	380
Average family size	2.31

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 56542

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	1,042
Less than $10,000	43
$10,000 to $14,999	85
$15,000 to $24,999	109
$25,000 to $34,999	109
$35,000 to $49,999	165
$50,000 to $74,999	164
$75,000 to $99,999	147
$100,000 to $149,999	136
$150,000 to $199,999	51
$200,000 or more	33
Median household income (dollars)	50,543

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 56542

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	1,233
Occupied housing units	1,042
Vacant housing units	191

Units in structure
Total housing units	1,233
1-unit, detached	972
1-unit, attached	24
2 units	24
3 or 4 units	20
5 to 9 units	32
10 to 19 units	46
20 or more units	10
Mobile home	105
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	1,233
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	45
Built 2000 to 2009	93
Built 1990 to 1999	145
Built 1980 to 1989	125
Built 1970 to 1979	199
Built 1960 to 1969	113
Built 1950 to 1959	85
Built 1940 to 1949	89
Built 1939 or earlier	339

Rooms
Total housing units	1,233
1 room	9
2 rooms	50
3 rooms	113
4 rooms	167
5 rooms	153
6 rooms	226
7 rooms	163
8 rooms	125
9 rooms or more	227
Median rooms	6.1

Bedrooms
Total housing units	1,233
No bedroom	17
1 bedroom	137
2 bedrooms	285
3 bedrooms	485
4 bedrooms	244
5 or more bedrooms	65

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	1,042
Owner-occupied	757
Renter-occupied	285
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.38
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.13

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	1,042
Moved in 2017 or later	49
Moved in 2015 to 2016	287
Moved in 2010 to 2014	186
Moved in 2000 to 2009	205
Moved in 1990 to 1999	127
Moved in 1989 and earlier	188

Value
Owner-occupied units	757
Less than $50,000	71
$50,000 to $99,999	148
$100,000 to $149,999	145
$150,000 to $199,999	164
$200,000 to $299,999	116
$300,000 to $499,999	71
$500,000 to $999,999	42
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	153,600

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	757
Housing units with a mortgage	373
Housing units without a mortgage	384

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	249
Less than $500	17
$500 to $999	165
$1,000 to $1,499	51
$1,500 to $1,999	7
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	9
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	797
No rent paid	36

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