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56240

Graceville, MN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
796
Median household income
$76,500
People below poverty
17.3%
Median home value
$153,400

Income

The median income of households in 56240 was $76,500. An estimated 2.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 10.1
$25,000 to $34,999 11.8
$35,000 to $49,999 8.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.4
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 16.1
$200,000 or more 9.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66719
Female 69375

An estimated 73.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,006. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.9
Social Security 37.4
Retirement income 19
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.6
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 34.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.1

In 2020-2024, 9.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 9.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 56240 in 2020-2024, 98.9% had health insurance coverage and 1.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.3% and public coverage was 49.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 56240 had a total population of 796 - 417 (52.4%) females and 379 (47.6%) males. The median age was 48.8 years. An estimated 23% of the population was under 18 years, 21.9% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 28.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 56240 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 25 16
5 to 9 18 31
10 to 14 20 35
15 to 19 26 24
20 to 24 6 8
25 to 29 20 16
30 to 34 19 33
35 to 39 28 23
40 to 44 14 7
45 to 49 26 9
50 to 54 8 12
55 to 59 32 34
60 to 64 41 37
65 to 69 37 36
70 to 74 16 8
75 to 79 10 13
80 to 84 17 22
85 and over 16 53

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 16% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.5% of the people in 56240 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.7% of the people in 56240 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 348 households in 56240. The average household size was 2.18 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.3% of the households in 56240 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.8% of all households, while 18.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 21% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.1% of all households.

In 56240, 21% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.3% of males and 56.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.5 14.9
Now married, except separated 62.3 56.4
Separated 0 0
Widowed 8.2 20
Divorced 7.9 8.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 56240, 4 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 56240 were U.S. natives. 83% of the 56240 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 56240 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 56240 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 56240.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 56240 in 2020-2024, 0.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 56240 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.8
Different house, same county 7.3
Different county, same state 13.9
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 56240 was 175 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 11 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 148. College or graduate school enrollment was 16.

Educational Attainment of People in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.8
High school diploma or equivalency 34.9
Some college, no degree 15
Associate's degree 28.3
Bachelor's degree 9.2
Graduate or professional degree 6.8

Disability

In 56240, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 56240, 60.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 302 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 40 10.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 40 10.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 56240 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 13.1
Construction 8.9
Manufacturing 6.5
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 16.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 0.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.2
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 56240 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 150 39.3
Service occupations 57 14.9
Sales and office occupations 68 17.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 54 14.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 53 13.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77% of 56240 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 7.3
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 3.1

In 2020-2024, 56240 had a total of 422 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 19.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.9
Mobile homes 5.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 27.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 56240 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 54.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 56240 had 348 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 74 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.8% while renters occupied 34.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.25 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

10.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.7% and another 29.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 56240:

House Heating Fuel Used in 56240 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 73.9
Electricity 22.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 2.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 56240 was $153,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.2 % had a mortgage. 59.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,438 and for owners without a mortgage it was $652.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 56240 was $739. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.