ZIP 56085 · Sleepy Eye
Who lives in ZIP code 56085 (Sleepy Eye, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sleepy Eye, MN · Brown County
uszips 2026
People5,047
Median age42.4
Household income$73,000
Home value$167,410
Median rent$784/mo
Poverty6.0%
College degree+18.7%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Ulm, MN (micro)
- Wider region
- Mankato-New Ulm, MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,120
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 78.0% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,667.
Education (adults 25+)
39.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.4%
- Never married
- 22.9%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 65.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- 23.6%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 18.7%
- Farmers
- 14.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.2%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 9.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 4.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.