ZIP 56149 · Lake Benton
Who lives in ZIP code 56149 (Lake Benton, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Benton, MN · Lincoln County
uszips 2026
People1,318
Median age41.8
Household income$65,556
Home value$168,936
Median rent$548/mo
Poverty15.4%
College degree+25.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 582
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 73.7% are adults.
Household income
32.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,333.
Education (adults 25+)
44.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.8%
- Never married
- 23.3%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 8.7%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 61.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 24.1%
- Farmers
- 17.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.0%
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.