Hovland, MN · standard
ZIP Code 55606
Cook County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 272
- 1/sq mi
- $85,000
- Median income
- $317,900
- Median home value
- 47.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hovland pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 32%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 31%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 55606 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 55606 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hovland, Cook County, Minnesota, home to just 272 residents across 340.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 55606 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $85,000 (3% above the average Minnesota ZIP), while per-capita income is $55,069. The poverty rate is 20.7%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $317,900 (24% above the average Minnesota ZIP), while 98.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 47.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 60.6, 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 55606.
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 55606, Hovland, 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
272
Population
340.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 55606?
60.6
Median Age
67.2%
Male
32.8%
Female
0.0%
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?
$85,000
Median Household Income
+3% vs state ZIP avg
$55,069
Per Capita Income
20.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
419housing units
419
Total Housing Units
116
Occupied Units
303
Vacant Units
1.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$317,900
Median Home Value
+24% vs state ZIP avg
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 55606, employing approximately 7 people with a combined annual payroll of $533,000.
7
Businesses
7
Employees
$533K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 55606, 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.