ZIP 56239 · Ghent
Who lives in ZIP code 56239 (Ghent, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ghent, MN · Lyon County
uszips 2026
People587
Median age37.1
Household income$99,821
Home value$183,696
Median rent$936/mo
Poverty6.6%
College degree+33.8%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marshall, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 227
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
49.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,222.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.5%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 7.7%
- Widowed
- 3.5%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 65.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.8%
- Rent burden
- 38.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.8%
- Unemployment
- 0.3%
- Self-employed
- 16.1%
- Farmers
- 12.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.1%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 10.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.