ZIP 56362 · Paynesville
Who lives in ZIP code 56362 (Paynesville, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paynesville, MN · Stearns County
uszips 2026
People5,773
Median age43.7
Household income$86,212
Home value$258,836
Median rent$829/mo
Poverty4.8%
College degree+26.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Cloud, MN
- Wider region
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,328
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.2% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
39.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,413.
Education (adults 25+)
36.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.3%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 55.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.3%
- Rent burden
- 25.7%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.3%
- Farmers
- 10.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.7%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 10.2%
- No health insurance
- 5.8%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.