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55746 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55746 covers Hibbing, Minnesota, with a population of about 16,815 and a median household income of $55,694.

Population
16,81548 per square mile
Median age
445.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,69436% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
13.9%1.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$167,061up 33.6% in five years
Median rent
$73940% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
19%16 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.5%10.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
446

Where 55746 is

Hibbing, 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

Population16,815
Median age44
Family households49.6%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)92.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans5.8%
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$55,694
Income per person$35,385
Poverty rate13.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k10.5%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,830
Mean adjusted gross income$66,681
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$127,600
Median gross rent$739
Rent as a share of household income33.2%
Owner-occupied75.5%
Vacant homes10.9%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house77.8%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units4.8%
20 or more units8.9%
Mobile home3%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$167,061as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$167,061$77,496

$77,496 in 2005 to $167,061 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher19%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.7%
Health

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

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments446
People employed7,536
Annual payroll$366,192,000
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 89% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.6 out of 100
Community resilience96.4 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.

Cold wave99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.2Very 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$55,694$87,556$78,538
Income per person$35,385$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate13.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$127,600$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$739$1,235$1,348
Homeownership75.5%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%3.9%5.2%
Works from home3.8%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%8.6%13.9%
Median age4438.638.7
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 stationHIBBING CHISHOLM HIBBING AP, MN US8 km away
Rain in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January16.9°F / -4.4°F0.51 in rain
February22.5°F / -1.4°F0.53 in rain
March35.4°F / 12.2°F0.91 in rain
April49.5°F / 24.8°F1.61 in rain
May63.4°F / 35.7°F2.76 in rain
June72.2°F / 45.7°F4.36 in rain
July76.7°F / 50.3°F3.85 in rain
August74.9°F / 48.3°F3.09 in rain
September65.7°F / 40.3°F3.06 in rain
October50.8°F / 29.7°F2.35 in rain
November34.3°F / 16.9°F1.09 in rain
December21.4°F / 3.1°F0.64 in rain
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 supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hibbing Public School District77.4% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Louis County School District14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Nashwauk-Keewatin School District7.3% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55747 Hibbing, MN1.3 km away
55753 Keewatin, MN10.9 km away
55719 Chisholm, MN11 km away
55713 Buhl, MN15.5 km away
55758 Kinney, MN18.2 km away
55769 Nashwauk, MN21.2 km away
55775 Pengilly, MN22.4 km away
55751 Iron, MN23.8 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.

St. Louis County92.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Itasca County7.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area346.98 sq mi
Water area9.58 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.4156, -92.9356

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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