ZIP 56501 · Detroit Lakes
Who lives in ZIP code 56501 (Detroit Lakes, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Detroit Lakes, MN · Becker County
uszips 2026
People18,004
Median age44.5
Household income$70,037
Home value$315,826
Median rent$963/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+32.5%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Detroit Lakes, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 37 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,701
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.5% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,730.
Education (adults 25+)
38.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.5%
- Never married
- 28.2%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 56.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.5%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.2%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 5.4%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.