ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 55706: Babbitt, MN

ZIP Code 55706 (Babbitt, St. Louis County, Minnesota) has an estimated 1,703 residents in 798 households. The median household income is $56,750, the median home value is $112,500 and the median gross rent is $737/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

1,703

Margin of error ±177

Median household income

$56,750

Margin of error ±$13,791

Median home value

$112,500

Margin of error ±$14,463

Median gross rent

$737/mo

Margin of error ±$67

Median age

57.1 yrs

Margin of error ±3.9 yrs

Mean travel time to work

33.1 min

Margin of error ±10.9 min

How ZIP 55706 compares with Minnesota and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 5570657.1 yrsMinnesota38.8 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 55706$56,750Minnesota$89,062United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 55706$36,149Minnesota$48,237United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 5570613.8%Minnesota9.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 557064.2%Minnesota4.1%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5570617.2%Minnesota39.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 55706$112,500Minnesota$329,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 55706$737/moMinnesota$1,280/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5570689.7%Minnesota72.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5570633.1 minMinnesota22.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 5570615.3%Minnesota17.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 55706

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 55706 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 55706Margin of errorMinnesotaUnited States
Total population1,703±1775,739,445334,922,499
Median age57.1 yrs±3.9 yrs38.8 yrs38.9 yrs
Households798±822,307,955129,227,496
Median household income$56,750±$13,791$89,062$80,734
Per capita income$36,149±$3,765$48,237$44,673
Poverty rate13.8%±6.8 pts9.3%12.5%
Unemployment rate4.2%±2.3 pts4.1%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%±4.4 pts39.4%35.7%
Median home value$112,500±$14,463$329,300$332,700
Median gross rent$737/mo±$67$1,280/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes89.7%±4.8 pts72.2%65.2%
Mean travel time to work33.1 min±10.9 min22.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home15.3%±5.4 pts17.6%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 55706
GroupZIP 55706MinnesotaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino94.1%75.9%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%6.9%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.2%5.1%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino1.7%4.5%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3.9%6.4%19.3%

Where ZIP 55706 is

State
Minnesota
Main county
St. Louis County
Largest overlapping place
Babbitt (77% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
135.19 sq mi· about 13 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in St. Louis County

55702 St. Louis County, MN55703 St. Louis County, MN55705 St. Louis County, MN55708 Biwabik, MN55710 Mountain Iron, MN55711 St. Louis County, MN55713 Buhl, MN55717 St. Louis County, MN55719 St. Louis County, MN55723 St. Louis County, MN55724 St. Louis County, MN55725 St. Louis County, MN55732 St. Louis County, MN55734 St. Louis County, MN55736 St. Louis County, MN55738 St. Louis County, MN55741 St. Louis County, MN55746 Hibbing, MN55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN55751 St. Louis County, MN55758 Kinney, MN55763 St. Louis County, MN55765 St. Louis County, MN55768 Mountain Iron, MN

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.