ZIP 56579 · Rothsay
Who lives in ZIP code 56579 (Rothsay, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rothsay, MN · Wilkin County
uszips 2026
People1,050
Median age39.5
Household income$89,583
Home value$242,734
Median rent$742/mo
Poverty6.4%
College degree+27.6%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wahpeton, ND-MN (micro)
- Wider region
- Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 383
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 71.6% are adults.
Household income
42.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,512.
Education (adults 25+)
35.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 71.7%
- Never married
- 16.2%
- Divorced
- 8.0%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 62.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.6%
- Rent burden
- 22.3%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 18.2%
- Farmers
- 16.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.