Grand Portage, MN · standard
ZIP Code 55605
Cook County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 565
- 3/sq mi
- $56,250
- Median income
- $140,200
- Median home value
- 18.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Grand Portage pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 23rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 23rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 57%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 55605 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 55605 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Grand Portage, Cook County, Minnesota, home to just 565 residents across 188.3 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 55605 reports a modest median household income of $56,250 (32% below the average Minnesota ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,910. The poverty rate is 16.3%, with unemployment at 7.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $140,200 (45% below the average Minnesota ZIP), and median rent is $521; owner occupancy is 57.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.1, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Minnesota and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 55605.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 55605, Grand Portage, MN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
565
Population
188.3
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 55605?
45.1
Median Age
48.1%
Male
51.9%
Female
3.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$56,250
Median Household Income
-32% vs state ZIP avg
$29,910
Per Capita Income
16.3%
Poverty Rate
7.1%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
340housing units
340
Total Housing Units
274
Occupied Units
66
Vacant Units
2.09
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$140,200
Median Home Value
-45% vs state ZIP avg
$521
Median Rent
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 55605, employing approximately 115 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,742,000.
8
Businesses
115
Employees
$4.7M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 37.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 55605, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.