CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Winona

Minnesota · 25,399 residents · 19.0 sq mi

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Winona is a city of 25,399 people in Minnesota. The median age is 28.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $51,200. Households here earn about 27% less than in Minnesota as a whole. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Renters pay $320 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,399

−6%vs 2000

vs 27,069 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.7

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 28.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(1,337)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(1,416)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(1,254)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912.4%(3,155)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2416.8%(4,268)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(3,299)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(2,985)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(1,799)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(1,766)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,886)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,532)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(702)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,497

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,845 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,756

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,783 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,200

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $407 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.6%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.9% in 2000

36.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(25,376)

Black1.1%(306)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(365)

Asian2.6%(715)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(24,811)

Black0.7%(185)

Hispanic / Latino1%(243)

Asian1.1%(273)

Other0.5%(130)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(701)

South American0.4%(112)

Colombian0.4%(93)

Central American0.4%(92)

Guatemalan0.3%(84)

Puerto Rican0.3%(83)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(177)

Hmong0.6%(154)

Korean0.2%(65)

Japanese0.1%(38)

Taiwanese0.1%(23)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Asian Indian0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

German34.3%(8,934)

Norwegian12.6%(3,287)

Irish11.2%(2,908)

Polish9.5%(2,475)

American6.5%(1,686)

English6%(1,550)

Swedish3.4%(874)

Italian2%(532)

French1.8%(457)

Dutch1.4%(366)

Czech1.3%(331)

Danish1.2%(323)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.2%(316)

Finnish0.8%(218)

Swiss0.7%(177)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(119)

Ukrainian0.5%(118)

Russian0.4%(107)

French Canadian0.4%(104)

Subsaharan African0.3%(91)

West Indian0.3%(82)

Welsh0.3%(70)

Haitian0.3%(68)

Guyanese0.3%(66)

British0.2%(64)

Greek0.1%(27)

Slovak0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Turkish0.1%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(22)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Armenian0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(14)

Australian0%(13)

Iranian0%(13)

Bulgarian0%(11)

Somali0%(11)

Arab0%(10)

Syrian0%(7)

Slovene0%(7)

Portuguese0%(6)

Egyptian0%(3)

Serbian0%(1)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.9%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.8 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 10.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married53.2%(5,824)

Married34.9%(3,815)

Widowed2.2%(245)

Divorced9.6%(1,055)

Women 15+

Never married48.5%(5,954)

Married29.6%(3,635)

Widowed9.9%(1,211)

Divorced12%(1,466)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 78.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.9%(231)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(146)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.5%(470)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.2%(91)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,107 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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