ZIP 56097 · Wells
Who lives in ZIP code 56097 (Wells, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wells, MN · Faribault County
uszips 2026
People3,487
Median age46.6
Household income$62,264
Home value$130,250
Median rent$713/mo
Poverty8.5%
College degree+21.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,617
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.4% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,813.
Education (adults 25+)
36.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.3%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 10.2%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 44.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.0%
- Rent burden
- 24.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
- Self-employed
- 18.4%
- Farmers
- 13.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.4%
- Veterans
- 10.8%
- With a disability
- 18.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.