ZIP 56481 · Verndale
Who lives in ZIP code 56481 (Verndale, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Verndale, MN · Wadena County
uszips 2026
People2,255
Median age34.0
Household income$73,295
Home value$165,317
Median rent$675/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+17.0%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 875
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 68.6% are adults.
Household income
28.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,268.
Education (adults 25+)
35.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.1%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 10.6%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 51.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.8%
- Rent burden
- 14.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 15.2%
- Farmers
- 18.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.1%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.