ZIP 56111 · Alpha
Who lives in ZIP code 56111 (Alpha, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alpha, MN · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People356
Median age53.8
Household income$98,125
Home value$112,600
Median rent$1,268/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+35.1%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 187
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.5% are 65 or older; 84.8% are adults.
Household income
49.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,523.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.2%
- Never married
- 20.7%
- Divorced
- 18.5%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 2.49
- Dual-income families
- 66.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.4%
- Rent burden
- 28.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 22.7%
- Farmers
- 22.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 0.6%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.