ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56078: Blue Earth County, MN

ZIP Code 56078 (Blue Earth County, Minnesota) has an estimated 451 residents in 161 households. The median household income is $80,208, the median home value is $200,000 and the median gross rent is $1,607/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 Oct 26, 2026

Total population

451

Margin of error ±75

Median household income

$80,208

Margin of error ±$27,105

Median home value

$200,000

Margin of error ±$28,479

Median gross rent

$1,607/mo

Margin of error ±$312

Median age

33.3 yrs

Margin of error ±3.9 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.0 min

Margin of error ±6.3 min

How ZIP 56078 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 5607833.3 yrsMinnesota38.8 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 56078$80,208Minnesota$89,062United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 56078$34,547Minnesota$48,237United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 560789.1%Minnesota9.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 560780.8%Minnesota4.1%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5607820.0%Minnesota39.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 56078$200,000Minnesota$329,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 56078$1,607/moMinnesota$1,280/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5607893.2%Minnesota72.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5607823.0 minMinnesota22.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 560785.6%Minnesota17.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 56078

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 56078 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 56078	Margin of error	Minnesota	United States
Total population	451	±75	5,739,445	334,922,499
Median age	33.3 yrs	±3.9 yrs	38.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	161	±31	2,307,955	129,227,496
Median household income	$80,208	±$27,105	$89,062	$80,734
Per capita income	$34,547	±$5,307	$48,237	$44,673
Poverty rate	9.1%	±4.2 pts	9.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	±1.2 pts	4.1%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	±5.2 pts	39.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$200,000	±$28,479	$329,300	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,607/mo	±$312	$1,280/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	93.2%	±1.6 pts	72.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.0 min	±6.3 min	22.7 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	5.6%	±2.8 pts	17.6%	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 56078
Group	ZIP 56078	Minnesota	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	75.9%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	6.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	5.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3.1%	6.4%	19.3%

Where ZIP 56078 is

State: Minnesota
Main county: Blue Earth County— also overlaps Waseca County
Largest overlapping place: Pemberton (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 25.43 sq mi· about 18 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 Blue Earth County

56001 Blue Earth County, MN 56010 Blue Earth County, MN 56024 Blue Earth County, MN 56034 Blue Earth County, MN 56037 Blue Earth County, MN 56055 Blue Earth County, MN 56063 Blue Earth County, MN 56065 Blue Earth County, MN 56068 Blue Earth County, MN 56080 St. Clair, MN 56090 Blue Earth County, MN

See every ZIP code in Minnesota, or compare ZIP 56078 with another ZIP code.

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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.