ZIP 56311 vs ZIP 56339

This side-by-side compares ZIP 56311 (Barrett, MN) and ZIP 56339 (Hoffman, MN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 56311 has a population of 757 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 56339 has 1,129 at 7 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 56311 reports a median household income of $74,583 against $60,893 in ZIP 56339, with per-capita income of $37,230 vs $31,569. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.4% in 56311 and 16.1% in 56339. Poverty rate reads 8.0% vs 13.1%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 2.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $172,200 in 56311 versus $221,500 in 56339, with median rent of $1,309 and $870 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.7% vs 70.2%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.