ZIP 56542 · Fosston
Who lives in ZIP code 56542 (Fosston, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fosston, MN · Polk County
uszips 2026
People2,486
Median age42.9
Household income$59,706
Home value$186,166
Median rent$788/mo
Poverty17.5%
College degree+25.4%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Forks, ND-MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,034
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.6% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,872.
Education (adults 25+)
35.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.5%
- Never married
- 24.6%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 10.3%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 53.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.2%
- Rent burden
- 18.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 17.7%
- Farmers
- 12.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.5%
- Veterans
- 8.2%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.