ZIP 56073 · New Ulm
Who lives in ZIP code 56073 (New Ulm, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
New Ulm, MN · Brown County
uszips 2026
People17,339
Median age41.0
Household income$70,250
Home value$218,836
Median rent$959/mo
Poverty8.2%
College degree+27.3%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Ulm, MN (micro)
- Wider region
- Mankato-New Ulm, MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 33 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,344
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.0% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
31.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,397.
Education (adults 25+)
40.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.5%
- Never married
- 30.9%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 54.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.9%
- Rent burden
- 26.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 5.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.5%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.