COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vesta vs Willmar
PLACE A
Vesta, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Willmar, Minnesota
Vesta is 99% smaller than Willmar. Vesta earns more, with a median household income $4,595 higher. Willmar has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -13%).
VESTAWILLMARDIFFERENCE
Total population27022,001−99% vs Willmar
Population density6681,546−878
Population growth-13.5%7.2%−20.6 pts
Median age35.335.5−0.2
Male47.6%47.6%+0.0 pts
Female52.4%52.4%−0.0 pts
Foreign-born1.9%17.7%−15.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.8%58.5%+38.3 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%25.6%−24.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other1.6%3.6%−2.0 pts
Median household income$66,875$62,280+$4,595
Per capita income$30,315$31,826−$1,511
Poverty rate5.8%13.1%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.413−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%25.3%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree5.7%6.7%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.9%4.8%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation67.7%63.8%+3.9 pts
Median home value$105,600$198,400−$92,800
Median gross rent$525$910−$385
Owner-occupied95.7%59.4%+36.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%6.4%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.6%−41.6 pts
Average commute23.812.6+11.1
Worked from home3.6%8.2%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured6.8%8.4%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025