ZIP 56228 · Cosmos
Who lives in ZIP code 56228 (Cosmos, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cosmos, MN · Meeker County
uszips 2026
People922
Median age47.4
Household income$69,844
Home value$147,373
Median rent$697/mo
Poverty11.1%
College degree+11.5%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 419
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 85.4% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,024.
Education (adults 25+)
51.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.9%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 3.5%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 48.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.1%
- Rent burden
- 17.3%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 8.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 10.6%
- No health insurance
- 10.7%
- Limited English
- 7.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.