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Roseau County · Minnesota

ZIP code 56761

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 56761 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
431

ZCTA residents

Median income
$69,688

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$178,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.875%

Minnesota state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 56761 sits in Roseau County, Minnesota and is home to 431 people. Median household income is $69,688, the median home is worth $178,000 and median gross rent is . 95.2% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.875% (Minnesota state rate).

County
Roseau County

FIPS 27135

State
Minnesota (MN)

880 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 56761

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
431ZIP 56761 residents
Median household income
$69,688Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$178,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
50.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
95.2%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 56761

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.875%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$69Before any exemptions

Minnesota levies 6.875% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.6×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$924/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
4.4%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 56761 compares

ZIP 56761 against the median ZIP in Roseau County and across Minnesota.

MeasureZIP 56761County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$69,688$70,357$75,417-8%
Median home value$178,000$181,800$221,650-20%
Median gross rent$830$925
Population4311,1151,800-76%

Medians are computed across the 7 ZIP areas in Roseau County and the 880 ZIP areas in Minnesota.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 880 Minnesota ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 35% of 862 state ZIPs

#562
Home value

above 31% of 856 state ZIPs

#590
Population

larger than 17% of 880 state ZIPs

#731

Comparable ZIP codes

Minnesota ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
56481Wadena County$69,688$165,600$585
56073Brown County$69,698$207,600$978
56301Stearns County$69,725$262,500$1,103
56688Itasca County$69,643$171,900
55954Fillmore County$69,615$145,800$819
56601Beltrami County$69,782$242,400$1,033

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Roseau County.

ZIP 56761 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 56761?
ZIP 56761 lies mostly in Roseau County, Minnesota. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 56761?
Minnesota charges 6.875% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 56761 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth $178,000-20% against the typical Minnesota ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56761, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.