Wilkin County, Minnesota

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Wilkin County, Minnesota is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,371	5,739,445	334,922,499	2785th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,410	$89,062	$80,734	1093rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	38.8	38.9	1438th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.0%	39.4%	35.7%	1501st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$182,200	$329,300	$332,700	1611th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$564	$1,280	$1,413	3104th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	9.3%	12.5%	1442nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	4.1%	5.2%	1372nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.5	72.1	n/a	2702nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	8.7%	14.1%	1797th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1183rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.7%	72.2%	65.2%	678th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.8	22.7	26.4	2174th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.4%	17.6%	15.1%	1655th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.6%	n/a	n/a	3063rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	48.9%	46.9%	1477th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.1%	n/a	n/a	2013th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.0%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.0	41.1	61.4

Age in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	42.2	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	2,655	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.5%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,613	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.2%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.2%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.1%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.6%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	2,983	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.2%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.3%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.0%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.3%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,435	$3,357	n/a

Education in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	6.6%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.0%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.5%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.7%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.9%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.6%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.1%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Wilkin County, Minnesota

Statistic	Wilkin County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.3%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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