Solway, MN · standard
ZIP Code 56678
Beltrami County, Minnesota — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,321
- 4/sq mi
- $73,194
- Median income
- $202,500
- Median home value
- 17.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Solway pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 48%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 44th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 56678 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 56678 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 322.2 square miles in Solway, Beltrami County, Minnesota. The area is home to 1,321 residents, producing a population density of 4 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 56678 against Minnesota and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 56678 sits at $73,194 (11% below the Minnesota average), while per-capita income is $33,967. The poverty rate stands at 9.0% and the unemployment rate at 3.3%. On housing, the median home value is $202,500 (21% below the state average) with median rent at $725 per month, and 93.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 56678 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.5, and the average commute is 28 minutes. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Beltrami County, so you can benchmark 56678 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 56678, Solway, MN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,321
Population
322.2
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 56678?
39.5
Median Age
52.7%
Male
47.3%
Female
0.7%
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?
$73,194
Median Household Income
-11% vs state
$33,967
Per Capita Income
9.0%
Poverty Rate
3.3%
Unemployment Rate
28.1 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 56678 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$73,194 Top 48% higher than 52% 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?
749
Total Housing Units
590
Occupied Units
159
Vacant Units
2.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$202,500
Median Home Value
-21% vs state
$725
Median Rent
1986
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 23 business establishments in ZIP 56678, employing approximately 348 people with a combined annual payroll of $33,902,000.
23
Businesses
348
Employees
$33.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 9 | 39.1% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 13.0% |
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 56678 vs 56676 →
ZIP 56678 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 56676
Shevlin (56676)
1,663 residents
- 56678
Solway (56678)
1,321 residents
- 56687 73
Wilton (56687)
73 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 56678 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
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