56111 Zip Code (Alpha, MN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 354
Zip code population in 2010: 420
Zip code population in 2000: 516

Houses and condos: 220
Renter-occupied apartments: 19
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56111: 84.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 50.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $605 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,109 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 56111:

• High school or higher: 96.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 56111:

• Never married: 22.1%
• Now married: 55.5%
• Separated: 12.2%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 6.4%

• 
• • 30385.6%White
  • 4913.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56111, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $72,510 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$72,510
State:	$82,178

Salary/wage: $59,887 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$59,887
State:	$67,438

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1801.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4616.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,480 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,480
Minnesota:	$1,814

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Ordinary dividends: $1,940 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,940
State:	$6,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 273.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,083 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,083
State:	+$20,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Profit/loss from business: +$16,033 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$16,033
State:	+$14,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 56111, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $65,861 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$65,861
State:	$67,192

Salary/wage: $38,156 (reported on 78.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,156
State:	$55,182

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $25k, 82.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,200 (reported on 52.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,200
Minnesota:	$1,664

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,520 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,520
State:	$5,665

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,780 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$18,780
State:	+$16,131

Profit/loss from business: +$7,633 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,633
State:	+$12,430

Total itemized deductions: $17,920 (14% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,920
State:	$24,665

Here:	13.6% of AGI
State:	19.6% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,700 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$3,948

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $8,520 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

56111:	$8,520
State:	$10,589

Earned income credit: $1,333 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$2,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.3%

Here:	78%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56111, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,593 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,593
State:	$53,560

Salary/wage: $26,778 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$26,778
State:	$46,177

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.3% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $776 (reported on 50.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$776
Minnesota:	$1,796

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $491 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$491
State:	$3,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$581 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$581
State:	+$10,864

Profit/loss from business: +$4,708 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,708
State:	+$10,442

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,905 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,905
State:	-$962

IRA payment deduction: $2,000 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

56111:	$2,000
Minnesota:	$2,955

Total itemized deductions: $13,029 (25% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$13,029
State:	$20,035

Here:	25.3% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,560 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,560
State:	$3,333

Here:	4.6% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,977 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

56111:	$3,977
State:	$8,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,452 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,452
State:	$1,523

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.5%

Here:	81%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 81.5% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 56171, 56143, 56127, 51363, 56160, 56176.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 10
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 170

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (2 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 52 (22 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 56111 with a mortgage: 104 (7 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,985
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409

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

• Zip code 56111 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 13$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 54$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 56111

• 1Less than $10,000
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$400,000 to $499,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 56111

• 3Less than $100
• 4$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 6$600 to $649
• 1$800 to $899
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $835.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,574

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,550 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,195 - $186,005

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $224,376

Here:	$224,376
State:	$374,552

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 208
• One, attached: 3
• 3 or 4: 6

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 56111

• 81.6%186Drove a car alone
• 7.0%16Carpooled
• 3.1%7Walked
• 4.8%11Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 56111

• 9Less than 5 minutes
• 225 to 9 minutes
• 4610 to 14 minutes
• 2415 to 19 minutes
• 1720 to 24 minutes
• 1225 to 29 minutes
• 5430 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes
• 190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 354

• Male householders: 86 (30 living alone), Female householders: 96 (58 living alone)

• 75 spouses (75 opposite-sex spouses), 8 unmarried partners, (8 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 82 children (82 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 7 2-persons

42 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (3 men, 11 women).

82.3% of residents of 56111 zip code speak English at home.
15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 50% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALPHA CITY OF (MAIN STREET in ALPHA, MN)

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

• NUWAY COOPERATIVE (KNOX ST in ALPHA, MN)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%

Population in 1990: 674.

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

• This state: 204
• Midwest: 85
• South: 1
• West: 6

70% of the 56111 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.

78% of the 56111 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 56111 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Anna	6	86.8 years
Albert	4	74.5 years
Bertha	4	83.9 years
Joseph	4	81.3 years
Robert	4	66.0 years
Fred	3	80.3 years
Alice	3	81.7 years
Anton	3	84.3 years
Harold	3	68.0 years
Raymond	3	81.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 56111 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kielblock	5	79.8 years
Beseke	5	76.8 years
Ohlenkamp	5	83.6 years
Olson	5	71.4 years
Vacek	5	70.4 years
Dorr	4	88.0 years
Franks	4	78.8 years
Grunst	3	77.7 years
Clark	3	77.3 years
Harris	3	79.7 years