ZIP 56540 · Fertile
Who lives in ZIP code 56540 (Fertile, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fertile, MN · Polk County
uszips 2026
People1,891
Median age44.1
Household income$83,646
Home value$194,605
Median rent$815/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+27.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Forks, ND-MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 735
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.3% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
42.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,938.
Education (adults 25+)
37.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.4%
- Never married
- 26.7%
- Divorced
- 8.8%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 66.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.4%
- Rent burden
- 23.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 24.2%
- Farmers
- 15.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.7%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.