ZIP 56515 · Battle Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 56515 (Battle Lake, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Battle Lake, MN · Otter Tail County
uszips 2026
People2,723
Median age61.8
Household income$73,750
Home value$389,847
Median rent$1,013/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+34.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fergus Falls, MN (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,274
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
42.6% are 65 or older; 87.8% are adults.
Household income
34.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,846.
Education (adults 25+)
36.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.9%
- Never married
- 16.0%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.54
- Dual-income families
- 39.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.3%
- Rent burden
- 25.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 6.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.0%
- Veterans
- 10.0%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.