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55306 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55306 covers Burnsville, Minnesota, with a population of about 16,191 and a median household income of $98,012.

Population
16,1912,603 per square mile
Median age
37.11.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$98,0121.1× the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$420,315up 10.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,6101.3× the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
42.7%7.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
66.1%1.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
502

Where 55306 is

Burnsville, 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

Population16,191
Median age37.1
Family households63.3%
Born outside the US11.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.3%
White (non-Hispanic)67.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino14%
Veterans8.5%
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$98,012
Income per person$48,927
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more14.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,940
Mean adjusted gross income$91,012
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$366,300
Median gross rent$1,610
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied66.1%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house44.2%
Attached house12%
2 to 4 units1.7%
5 to 19 units4.9%
20 or more units29.4%
Mobile home7.7%
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$420,315as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 54.2%
Typical asking rent$1,409as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 3.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$420,315$182,362

$182,362 in 2000 to $420,315 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,454$1,341

$1,341 in 2022 to $1,409 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home13.2%
Drives to work alone68.9%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity35.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.7% 2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments502
People employed8,351
Annual payroll$461,155,000
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 36.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43 out of 100
Community resilience88 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 wind95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.6Very 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$98,012$87,556$78,538
Income per person$48,927$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$366,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,610$1,235$1,348
Homeownership66.1%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US11.1%8.6%13.9%
Median age37.138.638.7
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 US11.8 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 supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan36.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District33% of this ZIP code's land area
Lakeville Public School District30.8% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55337 Burnsville, MN3.6 km away
55378 Savage, MN5.3 km away
55044 Lakeville, MN6.8 km away
55124 Saint Paul, MN7.4 km away
55122 Saint Paul, MN8.4 km away
55372 Prior Lake, MN9.6 km away
55431 Minneapolis, MN11 km away
55437 Minneapolis, MN11.7 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.22 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq mi
Population density2,603 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.7307, -93.2921

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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