Freeborn, MN · standard
ZIP Code 56032
Freeborn County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 313
- 188/sq mi
- $50,000
- Median income
- $103,100
- Median home value
- 12.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Freeborn pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 14th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 11th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 188
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 56032 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 56032 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Freeborn, Freeborn County, Minnesota, home to just 313 residents across 1.7 square miles, a density of 188 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 56032 reports a modest median household income of $50,000 (39% below the Minnesota average), while per-capita income is $26,039. Local economic indicators show a 25.7% poverty rate alongside 10.5% unemployment. Median home value sits at $103,100 (60% below the state average), median rent at $820 a month, and owner-occupancy at 83.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36, and the average commute is 29 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 3 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 56032, plus 6 more within Freeborn County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
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 56032, Freeborn, 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
313
Population
1.7
Area (sq mi)
188
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 56032?
36.0
Median Age
48.2%
Male
51.8%
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?
$50,000
Median Household Income
-39% vs state
$26,039
Per Capita Income
25.7%
Poverty Rate
10.5%
Unemployment Rate
28.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 56032 ranks nationally
Freeborn, MN household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$50,000 14th percentile higher than 14% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
188
Total Housing Units
168
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
2.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$103,100
Median Home Value
-60% vs state
$820
Median Rent
1949
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 56032, employing approximately 52 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,496,000.
6
Businesses
52
Employees
$2.5M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 56032 vs 56009 →
ZIP 56032 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 56072
New Richland (56072)
2,389 residents
- 56009
Alden (56009)
1,613 residents
- 56042 720
Hartland (56042)
720 residents
- 56032 313
Freeborn (56032)
313 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 56032 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 56032 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 56042
Hartland (56042)
$89,750 median income
- 56009
Alden (56009)
$80,804 median income
- 56072
New Richland (56072)
$80,417 median income
- 56032
Freeborn (56032)
$50,000 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 56032 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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