Tofte, MN · standard
ZIP Code 55615
Cook County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 256
- 1/sq mi
- $61,042
- Median income
- $276,100
- Median home value
- 32.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Tofte pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 37%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 55615 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 55615 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Tofte, Cook County, Minnesota, home to just 256 residents across 284.4 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 55615 reports a modest median household income of $61,042 (26% below the average Minnesota ZIP), while per-capita income is $39,684. The poverty rate is 11.9%, with unemployment at 3.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $276,100 (8% above the average Minnesota ZIP) and median rent is $1,240; 77.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.9, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Cook County, so 55615 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 55615, Tofte, 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
256
Population
284.4
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 55615?
35.9
Median Age
40.1%
Male
59.9%
Female
10.3%
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?
$61,042
Median Household Income
-26% vs state ZIP avg
$39,684
Per Capita Income
11.9%
Poverty Rate
3.0%
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
414housing units
414
Total Housing Units
161
Occupied Units
253
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$276,100
Median Home Value
+8% vs state ZIP avg
$1,240
Median Rent
1995
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 55615, employing approximately 193 people with a combined annual payroll of $8,327,000.
20
Businesses
193
Employees
$8.3M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 6 | 30.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 55615 vs 55612 →
ZIP 55615 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 55612
Lutsen (55612)
518 residents
- 55615
Tofte (55615)
256 residents
- 55613 205
Schroeder (55613)
205 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 55615 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 55615 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 55612
Lutsen (55612)
$81,042 median income
- 55615
Tofte (55615)
$61,042 median income
- 55613
Schroeder (55613)
$58,958 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 55615 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 55615, 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.