ZIP 56479 · Staples
Who lives in ZIP code 56479 (Staples, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Staples, MN · Todd County
uszips 2026
People5,021
Median age42.8
Household income$59,920
Home value$182,504
Median rent$839/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+23.0%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,069
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.9% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,173.
Education (adults 25+)
37.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 27.7%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 52.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.9%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 10.0%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.