ZIP 56172 · Slayton
Who lives in ZIP code 56172 (Slayton, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Slayton, MN · Murray County
uszips 2026
People2,987
Median age43.9
Household income$71,875
Home value$187,978
Median rent$717/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+29.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,356
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.8% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
33.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,606.
Education (adults 25+)
29.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 23.8%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 2.72
- Dual-income families
- 50.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.8%
- Rent burden
- 37.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 19.3%
- Farmers
- 10.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.7%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.