ZIP 56636 · Deer River
Who lives in ZIP code 56636 (Deer River, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Deer River, MN · Itasca County
uszips 2026
People4,643
Median age46.9
Household income$61,289
Home value$208,868
Median rent$820/mo
Poverty18.4%
College degree+21.3%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids, MN (micro)
- Wider region
- Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,864
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.8% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
29.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,370.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.9%
- Never married
- 29.2%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 41.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.1%
- Rent burden
- 25.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 3.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.1%
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 17.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.