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55940 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55940 covers Hayfield, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,810 and a median household income of $83,906.

Population
2,81030 per square mile
Median age
38.8about the US average
Median household income
$83,906about the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
8.4%4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$327,733up 29.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,00918% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
24.6%10.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.4%13.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
49

Where 55940 is

Hayfield, 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

Population2,810
Median age38.8
Family households68.4%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans6.9%
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$83,906
Income per person$39,922
Poverty rate8.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k1.3%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more7.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,340
Mean adjusted gross income$77,746
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k24.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$240,700
Median gross rent$1,009
Owner-occupied78.4%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house81.9%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units7%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home3%
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$327,733as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 116.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$327,733$126,132

$130,621 in 2009 to $327,733 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.6%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments49
People employed531
Annual payroll$18,817,000
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 77.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.8 out of 100
Community resilience89.4 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.

Drought97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.2Very 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$83,906$87,556$78,538
Income per person$39,922$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate8.4%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$240,700$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,009$1,235$1,348
Homeownership78.4%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home11%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%8.6%13.9%
Median age38.838.638.7
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 stationROCHESTER INTL AP, MN US26.1 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January22.5°F / 7°F0.99 in rain, 12.2 in snow
February26.7°F / 10.7°F1.02 in rain, 10.7 in snow
March39.9°F / 23.4°F2.02 in rain, 8.6 in snow
April55.3°F / 35.1°F3.52 in rain, 3.3 in snow
May68°F / 47.1°F4.35 in rain, 0.5 in snow
June77.6°F / 57.5°F5.35 in rain
July80.3°F / 60.8°F4.19 in rain
August78°F / 58.3°F4.12 in rain
September71.8°F / 50.4°F3.6 in rain
October57.9°F / 38°F2.43 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November41.7°F / 25.6°F1.8 in rain, 4.5 in snow
December28°F / 13.6°F1.28 in rain, 12.4 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 supermarket6% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hayfield Public School District97% of this ZIP code's land area
Kasson-Mantorville School District1.9% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55973 Sargeant, MN10.4 km away
55982 Waltham, MN10.5 km away
55944 Kasson, MN15.7 km away
55927 Dodge Center, MN15.9 km away
55918 Brownsdale, MN19.2 km away
55917 Blooming Prairie, MN19.5 km away
55955 Mantorville, MN19.8 km away
55950 Lansing, MN20.4 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.

Dodge County90.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Olmsted County8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Mower County1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area93.02 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.8923, -92.8175

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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