ZIP 56115 · Balaton
Who lives in ZIP code 56115 (Balaton, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Balaton, MN · Lyon County
uszips 2026
People1,123
Median age46.9
Household income$64,000
Home value$186,207
Median rent$1,079/mo
Poverty11.7%
College degree+20.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marshall, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 504
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.4% are 65 or older; 75.8% are adults.
Household income
29.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,778.
Education (adults 25+)
44.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.9%
- Never married
- 16.2%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 64.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.6%
- Rent burden
- 37.4%
- Men / women
- 55% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 23.3%
- Farmers
- 20.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.