ZIP 56215 · Benson
Who lives in ZIP code 56215 (Benson, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benson, MN · Swift County
uszips 2026
People4,677
Median age42.2
Household income$56,604
Home value$169,465
Median rent$982/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+29.3%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,005
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
30.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,946.
Education (adults 25+)
36.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.4%
- Never married
- 28.6%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 10.4%
- Family size
- 2.81
- Dual-income families
- 40.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.4%
- Rent burden
- 31.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 16.1%
- Farmers
- 8.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.5%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 20.5%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.