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56223 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56223 covers Clarkfield, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,403 and a median household income of $65,250.

Population
1,40312 per square mile
Median age
38.10.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,25025% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$156,571up 28.7% in five years
Median rent
$77937% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
15.6%19.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.5%18.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 56223 is

Clarkfield, 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

Population1,403
Median age38.1
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.1%
White (non-Hispanic)88%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans5%
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$65,250
Income per person$33,911
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k10.3%
$60–75k13.7%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k6.6%
$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 filed600
Mean adjusted gross income$84,862
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5%
Returns, under $25k23.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more5.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$101,400
Median gross rent$779
Rent as a share of household income25.6%
Owner-occupied83.5%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house89.2%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units3.2%
20 or more units5.9%
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$156,571as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$156,571$81,000

$81,000 in 2014 to $156,571 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home6.9%
Drives to work alone84.4%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7%
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 diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 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)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76% 0.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 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 disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed154
Annual payroll$7,219,000
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 85.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83 out of 100
Community resilience81.7 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.

Heat wave98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning19.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.3Very 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$65,250$87,556$78,538
Income per person$33,911$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$101,400$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$779$1,235$1,348
Homeownership83.5%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home6.9%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%8.6%13.9%
Median age38.138.638.7
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 stationMONTEVIDEO 1SW, MN US19 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January21.9°F / 2°F0.67 in rain, 8 in snow
February26.8°F / 5.4°F0.76 in rain, 9.9 in snow
March39.3°F / 18.4°F1.9 in rain, 7.9 in snow
April55.3°F / 31.7°F2.48 in rain, 4.6 in snow
May68.8°F / 45.4°F3.66 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June78.5°F / 56.1°F4.35 in rain
July82.2°F / 59.8°F3.82 in rain
August80.1°F / 57.1°F3.96 in rain
September73.5°F / 48.1°F3.01 in rain
October59°F / 34.7°F2.46 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November41.8°F / 21.1°F1.56 in rain, 4.3 in snow
December27.6°F / 9.1°F0.82 in rain, 10.3 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 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Yellow Medicine East96.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Dawson-Boyd Public School District2.3% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56218 Boyd, MN12.2 km away
56245 Hanley Falls, MN15.8 km away
56229 Cottonwood, MN22.2 km away
56241 Granite Falls, MN22.3 km away
56265 Montevideo, MN24.8 km away
56232 Dawson, MN24.9 km away
56291 Taunton, MN26.6 km away
56264 Minneota, 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.

Yellow Medicine County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area116.75 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.7743, -95.8304

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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