ZIP 56229 · Cottonwood
Who lives in ZIP code 56229 (Cottonwood, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cottonwood, MN · Lyon County
uszips 2026
People1,672
Median age41.6
Household income$104,375
Home value$204,410
Median rent$756/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+27.7%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marshall, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 725
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.4% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
55.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,313.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.5%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 72.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 22.5%
- Farmers
- 12.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.3%
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 9.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.5%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.