COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blomkest vs Willmar
PLACE A
Blomkest, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Willmar, Minnesota
Blomkest is 99% smaller than Willmar. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Willmar has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -8%).
BLOMKESTWILLMARDIFFERENCE
Total population13722,001−99% vs Willmar
Population density1351,546−1,412
Population growth-7.6%7.2%−14.8 pts
Median age57.235.5+21.7
Male58.9%47.6%+11.3 pts
Female41.1%52.4%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%17.7%−17.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%58.5%+40.0 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%25.6%−24.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Median household income$62,083$62,280−$197
Per capita income$44,430$31,826+$12,604
Poverty rate5.4%13.1%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2610.413−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%25.3%−3.1 pts
Graduate degree1.9%6.7%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.6%4.8%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation58.9%63.8%−4.9 pts
Median home value$110,700$198,400−$87,700
Median gross rent$1,625$910+$715
Owner-occupied75.9%59.4%+16.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%6.4%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households10.5%41.6%−31.1 pts
Average commute14.012.6+1.4
Worked from home9.5%8.2%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured3.9%8.4%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025