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55044 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55044 covers Lakeville, Minnesota, with a population of about 63,280 and a median household income of $140,612.

Population
63,280970 per square mile
Median age
37.31.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$140,6121.6× the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
3.1%9.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$519,180up 11.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,7301.4× the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
54.3%19.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.7%22.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,535

Where 55044 is

Lakeville, Minnesota — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population63,280
Median age37.3
Family households79.6%
Born outside the US8.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.5%
White (non-Hispanic)79.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.8%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Veterans4.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$140,612
Income per person$59,644
Poverty rate3.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k10.7%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k18.3%
$200k or more28.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed32,230
Mean adjusted gross income$132,189
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.4%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.7%
Returns, $200k or more17.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$464,500
Median gross rent$1,730
Rent as a share of household income32.7%
Owner-occupied87.7%
Vacant homes2.8%
Median year built1999

What the homes are

Detached house76%
Attached house13.3%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units6%
Mobile home1.6%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$519,180as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53%
Typical asking rent$2,074as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$523,730$227,769

$227,769 in 2000 to $519,180 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home22.2%
Drives to work alone67.1%
Takes public transport1.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.4% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27% 7.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74% 12.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.9% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,535
People employed19,868
Annual payroll$1,096,638,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 33.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.2 out of 100
Community resilience90.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Minnesota and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMinnesotaUnited States
Median household income$140,612$87,556$78,538
Income per person$59,644$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate3.1%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$464,500$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,730$1,235$1,348
Homeownership87.7%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%3.9%5.2%
Works from home22.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.5%8.6%13.9%
Median age37.338.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFARMINGTON 3 NW, MN US7 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January22.9°F / 7.8°F1.05 in rain, 10.5 in snow
February28.1°F / 11.8°F0.81 in rain, 6.4 in snow
March41.1°F / 24°F1.66 in rain, 8 in snow
April56.2°F / 36.3°F2.72 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May68.6°F / 48.2°F3.93 in rain
June78.1°F / 58.5°F4.89 in rain
July82°F / 62.6°F4.24 in rain
August79°F / 60.1°F4.42 in rain
September72°F / 52.3°F3.2 in rain
October57.9°F / 39.4°F2.75 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November41.6°F / 26.5°F1.64 in rain, 7 in snow
December27.7°F / 14.4°F1.01 in rain, 7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lakeville Public School District87.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Farmington Public School District5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
New Prague Area Schools3.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan2.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

55306 Burnsville, MN6.8 km away
55024 Farmington, MN8.3 km away
55124 Saint Paul, MN9.4 km away
55337 Burnsville, MN9.7 km away
55378 Savage, MN11.8 km away
55068 Rosemount, MN12.7 km away
55372 Prior Lake, MN12.7 km away
55122 Saint Paul, MN12.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Dakota County69.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott County30.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.27 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq mi
Population density970 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.6749, -93.2578

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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