ZIP 56055 · Lake Crystal
Who lives in ZIP code 56055 (Lake Crystal, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Crystal, MN · Blue Earth County
uszips 2026
People3,898
Median age41.5
Household income$90,987
Home value$226,202
Median rent$848/mo
Poverty6.5%
College degree+32.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Mankato, MN
- Wider region
- Mankato-New Ulm, MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,645
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 75.4% are adults.
Household income
45.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,664.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.0%
- Never married
- 21.0%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.81
- Dual-income families
- 60.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 5.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.4%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.