Big Falls, MN · standard
ZIP Code 56627
Koochiching County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 309
- 0/sq mi
- $36,500
- Median income
- $69,200
- Median home value
- 8.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Big Falls pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 4th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 56627 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 56627 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Big Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, home to just 309 residents across 3090.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 56627 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $36,500 (56% below the average Minnesota ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,329. The poverty rate is 11.5%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $69,200 (73% below the average Minnesota ZIP), and median rent is $566; owner occupancy is 80.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 65.8, 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 56627.
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 56627, Big Falls, 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
309
Population
3090.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 56627?
65.8
Median Age
43.8%
Male
56.3%
Female
3.6%
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?
$36,500
Median Household Income
-56% vs state ZIP avg
$31,329
Per Capita Income
11.5%
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
255housing units
255
Total Housing Units
118
Occupied Units
137
Vacant Units
1.63
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$69,200
Median Home Value
-73% vs state ZIP avg
$566
Median Rent
1969
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 56627, employing approximately 42 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,485,000.
8
Businesses
42
Employees
$1.5M
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 56627, 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.