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Zip Code 56001 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: MN - Minnesota

🏑 City: Mankato

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Blue Earth County

⏰ Timezone: America/Chicago

☎️ Area Codes: 507

Income

The median income of households in 56001 was $67,224. An estimated 6.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 7.7
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.6
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 14.8
$100,000 to $149,999 15.3
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 57896
Female 46769

An estimated 80.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,213. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 80.6
Social Security 24.1
Retirement income 19
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.8
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 19.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 19.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24

In 2019-2023, 8.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 56001 in 2019-2023, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 76.2% and public coverage was 31.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2019-2023, 56001 had a total population of 50,960 - 25,255 (49.6%) females and 25,705 (50.4%) males. The median age was 28.6 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 43.6% was 19 to 44 years, 17.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 56001 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1292 1186
5 to 9 1443 1157
10 to 14 1177 1294
15 to 19 2658 2762
20 to 24 5016 4746
25 to 29 1989 1737
30 to 34 1543 1376
35 to 39 1580 1572
40 to 44 1525 1146
45 to 49 1070 1157
50 to 54 1102 1018
55 to 59 986 861
60 to 64 1197 1410
65 to 69 1081 1117
70 to 74 807 809
75 to 79 551 638
80 to 84 332 587
85 and over 356 682

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.7% were White; 6% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 56001 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 56001 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 19,894 households in 56001. The average household size was 2.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 38% of the households in 56001 while cohabiting couple households made up 13% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.2% of all households, while 24.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.5% of all households.

In 56001, 23.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 38
Cohabiting Couples 13
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35.8% of males and 36.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 55.9 48.6
Now married, except separated 35.8 36.7
Separated 0.7 1
Widowed 1.1 5.6
Divorced 6.5 8.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 56001, 254 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 92.5% of the people living in 56001 were U.S. natives. 72.2% of the 56001 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.5% of 56001 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 43% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 42.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 56001 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 56001.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 13
Asia 35.4
Europe 8.2
Africa 40.4
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 56001 in 2019-2023, 9.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.2
Other languages 3.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 73.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 56001 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 73.7
Different house, same county 12.8
Different county, same state 9.4
Different state 2.8
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2019-2023, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 56001 was 17,666 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 539 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,529. College or graduate school enrollment was 10,598.

Educational Attainment of People in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.8
High school diploma or equivalency 22.5
Some college, no degree 21.2
Associate's degree 13.9
Bachelor's degree 23.8
Graduate or professional degree 12.8

Disability

In 56001, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.8% of people under 18 years old, to 9.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 56001, 65.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 22,918 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,425 15.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 914 3.2

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 56001 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 14.1
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 15
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.3
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 56001 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,328 36.5
Service occupations 6,458 22.9
Sales and office occupations 5,013 17.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,039 7.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,423 15.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.6% of 56001 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 10.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 15 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.5
Walked 3.2
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 8.1

In 2019-2023, 56001 had a total of 21,583 housing units. Of these housing units, 58.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 37.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 58.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 37.2
Mobile homes 4.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

15.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 16.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 56001 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 61.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 56001 had 19,894 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,689 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.5% while renters occupied 45.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.55 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.12.

16.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.1% and another 20.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 56001:

House Heating Fuel Used in 56001 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 76.8
Electricity 21.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 56001 was $263,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.9 % had a mortgage. 39.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,629 and for owners without a mortgage it was $632.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 56001 was $1,088. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.