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56136 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56136 covers Hendricks, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,231 and a median household income of $59,271.

Population
1,23111 per square mile
Median age
54.415.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,27132% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
9%3.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$242,513up 31.9% in five years
Median rent
$66346% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
24.2%10.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.6%18.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
38

Where 56136 is

Hendricks, 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

Population1,231
Median age54.4
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)93.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans7.1%
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$59,271
Income per person$39,791
Poverty rate9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k7.0%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k8.2%
$40–45k1.0%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k4.7%
$75–100k17.1%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k9.2%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed500
Mean adjusted gross income$75,728
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$210,300
Median gross rent$663
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied83.6%
Vacant homes23.6%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house88.7%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units6.3%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home0.3%
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$242,513as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$242,513$104,197

$104,197 in 2012 to $242,513 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home19.3%
Drives to work alone63.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.8%
Health

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

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39% 4.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.7% 3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20% 4.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 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 disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments38
People employed341
Annual payroll$13,920,000
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 92.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss93.9 out of 100
Community resilience60.2 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.

Winter weather99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.2Very 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$59,271$87,556$78,538
Income per person$39,791$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$210,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$663$1,235$1,348
Homeownership83.6%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home19.3%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%8.6%13.9%
Median age54.438.638.7
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 stationASTORIA 4S, SD US9.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January20.4°F / 3.2°F
February24.8°F / 7.2°F
March37.2°F / 19.2°F
April52.2°F / 31.7°F
May65.4°F / 44.4°F
June75.1°F / 55.3°F
July80.1°F / 59.7°F
August77.7°F / 57.9°F
September70.3°F / 48.8°F
October55.9°F / 35.5°F
November39.6°F / 21.7°F
December25.5°F / 10.2°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hendricks Public School District68.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Deubrook School District 05-621.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Ivanhoe Public School District9.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Canby Public School District1% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56142 Ivanhoe, MN13.4 km away
57213 Astoria, SD13.4 km away
57276 White, SD19 km away
56113 Arco, MN19.3 km away
57268 Toronto, SD25.3 km away
56149 Lake Benton, MN26.3 km away
56280 Porter, MN26.4 km away
56220 Canby, MN26.6 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.

Lincoln County78.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Brookings County21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area113.86 sq mi
Water area4.19 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.4995, -96.4078

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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