ZIP 55049 · Medford
Who lives in ZIP code 55049 (Medford, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Medford, MN · Steele County
uszips 2026
People2,636
Median age38.7
Household income$90,625
Home value$243,449
Median rent$1,302/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+22.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Owatonna, MN (micro)
- Wider region
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 945
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.8% are 65 or older; 71.8% are adults.
Household income
43.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,386.
Education (adults 25+)
38.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.6%
- Never married
- 26.2%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.24
- Dual-income families
- 65.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 6.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.5%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.