ZIP 56296 · Wheaton
Who lives in ZIP code 56296 (Wheaton, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wheaton, MN · Traverse County
uszips 2026
People1,956
Median age45.0
Household income$53,527
Home value$102,247
Median rent$612/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+16.6%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 839
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.1% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
26.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,583.
Education (adults 25+)
34.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.6%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 18.3%
- Widowed
- 14.4%
- Family size
- 3.53
- Dual-income families
- 49.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- 37.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 18.9%
- Farmers
- 12.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.1%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.