Have you ever thought, “Gee, I wish there was a free and easy way to get demographic information about a zip code?” Well, now you can! Thanks to ZIPskinny!
Just for kicks I thought it would be fun to compare my old neighborhood in St. Paul (55105) with my current “neighborhood” (56443).
| General Information: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Population: | 27,818 | 1,398 |
| Density*: | 8,050.5 | 14.8 |
| Housing Units: | 11,650 | 1,344 |
| Land Area (sq. mi.): | 3.5 | 94.2 |
| Water Area (sq. mi.): | 10.9 | |
| * People per square land mile | ||
| Educational Achievement: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| <9th grade: | 0.7% | 9.0% |
| 9-12th: | 1.6% | 10.9% |
| H.S. grad: | 11.4% | 39.3% |
| Some coll.: | 18.5% | 23.5% |
| 2 yr deg.: | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| 4 yr deg.: | 36.6% | 9.2% |
| Grad/prof: | 27.1% | 1.8% |
| H.S.+: | 97.7% | 80.2% |
| 4 yr+: | 63.7% | 11.0% |
| Marital Status: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Never married: | 46.0% | 19.3% |
| Married: | 41.3% | 67.0% |
| Separated: | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Widowed: | 3.9% | 5.9% |
| Divorced: | 7.9% | 7.3% |
| Stability/Newcomer Appeal: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Same home 5+ yrs: | 52.2% | 69.9% |
| Household Income: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| <$10,000: | 3.8% | 8.8% |
| $10,000-$14,999: | 4.2% | 10.8% |
| $15,000-$24,999: | 9.6% | 14.7% |
| $25,000-$34,999: | 11.8% | 14.6% |
| $35,000-$49,999: | 16.0% | 19.1% |
| $50,000-$74,999: | 21.2% | 19.6% |
| $75,000-$99,999: | 12.6% | 6.4% |
| $100,000-$149,999: | 12.2% | 3.3% |
| $150,000-$199,999: | 3.9% | 1.0% |
| $200,000+: | 4.7% | 1.6% |
| Median: | $53,879 | $35,542 |
| Occupation: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Mgt./Prof.: | 55.1% | 26.7% |
| Service: | 11.0% | 12.6% |
| Sales/Office: | 25.6% | 19.7% |
| Fish./Farm./Forest.: | 2.8% | |
| Constr./Extr./Maint.: | 3.4% | 11.4% |
| Prod./Trans.: | 4.8% | 26.7% |
| Unemployment/Poverty: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Unemployed: | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Below Pov. Line: | 5.4% | 10.7% |
| Race: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 2.0% | 0.1% |
| White*: | 92.4% | 98.9% |
| Black*: | 1.6% | |
| Native American*: | ||
| Asian*: | 2.2% | 0.1% |
| HI/Pac. Isl.*: | ||
| Other*: | 0.1% | |
| Multi*: | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| * Does not include individuals in this racial group who identify as Hispanic/Latino. | ||
| Age/Sex: | ||
| ZIP | 55105 | 56443 |
| Males: | 46.4% | 53.3% |
| Females: | 53.6% | 46.7% |
| Median Age: | 32.0 | 44.6 |
All I can say is “Wow!” Talk about night and day. It can only be by God’s sovereign will that I ended up here.

Raeann and I where talking about you this morning and decided to do a little investigation. Looks like I found you. Took a little peek at some of your pics. Looks like you are doing well. It was nice to see some pics of Jim too. Where does he live these days?
There is something to be said for the simple life.
Although the education level seems not as advanced, the population stats show that people out there are less dense.