ZIP 56054 · Lafayette
Who lives in ZIP code 56054 (Lafayette, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lafayette, MN · Nicollet County
uszips 2026
People853
Median age42.8
Household income$93,214
Home value$194,297
Median rent$940/mo
Poverty3.5%
College degree+25.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mankato, MN
- Wider region
- Mankato-New Ulm, MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 328
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
42.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,868.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.8%
- Never married
- 30.7%
- Divorced
- 7.9%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 59.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.5%
- Unemployment
- 0.4%
- Self-employed
- 21.7%
- Farmers
- 17.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 8.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.