Estimated zip code population in 2022: 836 Zip code population in 2010: 1,015 Zip code population in 2000: 1,138
Houses and condos: 598 Renter-occupied apartments: 43
% of renters here:
11%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56253: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 106.7 sq. mi. Water area: 7.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.8% ($1,628)
Minnesota:
1.0% ($3,087)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,584 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,692 (0.8%)
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Males: 468
(56.1%)
Females: 367
(43.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 56253:
High school or higher: 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 56253:
Never married: 29.0%
Now married: 55.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 10.1%
Zip code 56253 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above 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 below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $212,585
56253:
$212,585
Minnesota:
$314,600
Median resident age:
This zip code:
49.9 years
Minnesota median age:
39.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Minnesota:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56253, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,819 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$60,819
State:
$82,178
Salary/wage: $48,205 (reported on 75.5% of returns)
Here:
$48,205
State:
$67,438
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1527.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3917.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7472.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12983.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23010.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,443 (reported on 39.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,443
Minnesota:
$1,814
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.5% for AGIs below $25k, 37.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 283.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 496.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,733 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,733
State:
$6,928
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 244.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 280.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,736 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:
+$5,736
State:
+$20,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 272.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1246.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,457 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$11,457
State:
+$14,342
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 580.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 933.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,300 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
56253:
$9,300
Minnesota:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 744.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $22,867 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
Here:
$22,867
State:
$33,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2286.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxes paid: $6,267 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
56253:
$6,267
State:
$8,252
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 626.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,500
State:
$2,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.6%
Here:
91%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56253, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,159 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,159
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $34,546 (reported on 80.4% of returns)
Here:
$34,546
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,355 (reported on 39.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,355
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $927 (reported on 21.6% of returns)
Here:
$927
State:
$5,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,600 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:
+$6,600
State:
+$16,131
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,912 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,912
State:
+$12,430
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,640 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
56253:
$5,640
Minnesota:
$15,212
Total itemized deductions: $20,785 (19% of AGI, reported on 25.5% of returns)
Here:
$20,785
State:
$24,665
Here:
19.4% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,191 (reported on 21.6% of returns)
Here:
$3,191
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $8,354 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
56253:
$8,354
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,833
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.6%
Here:
71%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56253, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,129 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,129
State:
$53,560
Salary/wage: $32,387 (reported on 82.9% of returns)
Here:
$32,387
State:
$46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 215.4% for AGIs below $10k, 66.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,441 (reported on 51.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,441
Minnesota:
$1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $793 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
$793
State:
$3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,730 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:
+$1,730
State:
+$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,119 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,119
State:
+$10,442
Profit/loss from farming: +$5,915 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,915
State:
-$962
IRA payment deduction: $2,950 (reported on 4.7% of returns)
56253:
$2,950
Minnesota:
$2,955
Total itemized deductions: $16,534 (22% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)
Here:
$16,534
State:
$20,035
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,387 (3% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,387
State:
$3,333
Here:
3.0% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,395 (reported on 77.0% of returns)
56253:
$5,395
State:
$8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,708 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,708
State:
$1,523
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.2%
Here:
75%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 56.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 23 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 359
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (2 now married, 1 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 123 (65 now married, 58 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56253 with a mortgage: 176 (8 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 10
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,349 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $655
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.7%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.2%
Whole state:
5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56253: Free Church (A), Double A Farms (B), Thorpe (C), Lake Lillian Fire Department (D), Lake Lillian Library (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56253 include: Lake Lillian Church (A), Saint Thomas More Catholic Church (B), First Lutheran Church (C), Lake Lillian Lutheran Parish (D), Lake Lillian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Blomkest Cemetery (1), Pioneers Union Cemetery (2), Christine Cemetery (3), Community Cemetery (4), Early Lake Lillian Community Burial Ground (5), Lake Lillian United Methodist Cemetery (6), Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Big Kandiyohi Lake (A), Lake Lillian (B), Charlotte Lake (C), Kandiyohi Lake (D), Emma Lake (E), Dog Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 23 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 141 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 131 1-person, 26 2-persons, 4 3-persons
109 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (14 men, 16 women).
96.7% of residents of 56253 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 17% well, 8% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 12 (1.5%) (84.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.5%
Whole state:
8.7%
67%Honduras
17%Japan
8%Guatemala
41%German
19%Norwegian
8%American
4%Dutch
4%Scandinavian
4%English
3%Swedish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
22000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
10Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMOCO FERTILIZER PLT (E MILKWAY AVE 1BLK E OF MAIN in LAKE LILLIAN, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
HANSON SILO COMPANY (11587 CO RD 8 SE in LAKE LILLIAN, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: HANSON GREGG (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HANSON COMPANIES
BI PHASE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (100 E SECOND ST in LAKE LILLIAN, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BENNETT DAVID (CONTACT/OWNER)
FINANCIAL SERVICES MGMT CORP (451 LAKEVIEW ST in LAKE LILLIAN, MN)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: FIRST STATE MARKETING CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.7%
59.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
20.3%Electricity
11.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.6%Utility gas
3.2%Wood
1.9%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 1,106. Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+2.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 725
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 60
South: 14
West: 9
74% of the 56253 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
94% of the 56253 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here:
32.4%
Minnesota:
12.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:
18.6%
Minnesota:
8.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Minnesota:
26.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
93,007Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
71,062Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
58,361Management occupations
57,944Transportation occupations
56,950Law enforcement workers including supervisors
54,526Health technologists and technicians
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 2)
Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 2)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
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 fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 19 took place in 2015, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.4%), and Outside Fires (30.5%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56253
(56.1%)
(43.9%)
+$5,915
-$962
Nearest zip codes: 56209, 56228, 56216, 56251, 55310, 56201.
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 19 took place in 2015, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (51.4%), and Outside Fires (30.5%).