ZIP 56209 · Atwater
Who lives in ZIP code 56209 (Atwater, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Atwater, MN · Kandiyohi County
uszips 2026
People2,570
Median age36.9
Household income$86,118
Home value$233,756
Median rent$806/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+23.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Willmar, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 952
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 71.2% are adults.
Household income
33.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,940.
Education (adults 25+)
29.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.7%
- Never married
- 22.5%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.42
- Dual-income families
- 66.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.9%
- Rent burden
- 14.4%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 9.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.3%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 9.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.