ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56472: Cass County, MN

ZIP Code 56472 (Cass County, Minnesota) has an estimated 8,830 residents in 3,690 households. The median household income is $81,328, the median home value is $342,500 and the median gross rent is $878/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

8,830

Margin of error ±438

Median household income

$81,328

Margin of error ±$6,115

Median home value

$342,500

Margin of error ±$11,540

Median gross rent

$878/mo

Margin of error ±$42

Median age

45.4 yrs

Margin of error ±3.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

25.0 min

Margin of error ±2.8 min

How ZIP 56472 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 5647245.4 yrsMinnesota38.8 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 56472$81,328Minnesota$89,062United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 56472$43,989Minnesota$48,237United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 564726.0%Minnesota9.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 564726.0%Minnesota4.1%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5647232.5%Minnesota39.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 56472$342,500Minnesota$329,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 56472$878/moMinnesota$1,280/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5647285.7%Minnesota72.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5647225.0 minMinnesota22.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 5647218.1%Minnesota17.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 56472

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 56472 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 56472	Margin of error	Minnesota	United States
Total population	8,830	±438	5,739,445	334,922,499
Median age	45.4 yrs	±3.2 yrs	38.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	3,690	±220	2,307,955	129,227,496
Median household income	$81,328	±$6,115	$89,062	$80,734
Per capita income	$43,989	±$3,101	$48,237	$44,673
Poverty rate	6.0%	±1.5 pts	9.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	±1.9 pts	4.1%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	±2.8 pts	39.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$342,500	±$11,540	$329,300	$332,700
Median gross rent	$878/mo	±$42	$1,280/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	85.7%	±7.1 pts	72.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	25.0 min	±2.8 min	22.7 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	18.1%	±3.0 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 56472
Group	ZIP 56472	Minnesota	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	92.0%	75.9%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	6.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	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)	1.9%	6.4%	19.3%

Where ZIP 56472 is

State: Minnesota
Main county: Cass County— also overlaps Crow Wing County
Largest overlapping place: Pequot Lakes (11% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 154.89 sq mi· about 57 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 Cass County

56435 Cass County, MN 56452 Cass County, MN 56466 Cass County, MN 56473 Cass County, MN 56474 Cass County, MN 56484 Cass County, MN 56626 Cass County, MN 56633 Cass County, MN 56641 Cass County, MN 56655 Cass County, MN 56662 Cass County, MN 56672 Cass County, 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.