COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wilkin County

Minnesota · 7,516 residents · 751 sq mi

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Wilkin County is a county of 7,516 people in Minnesota. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $38,300. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 25%. Median rent is $260 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,516

+5%vs 2000

vs 7,138 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

751 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(585)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(597)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(613)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(499)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(391)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(1,144)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(1,031)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(617)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(748)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(646)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(484)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(161)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,081

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,093 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,108

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,873 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$260

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $339 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(6,912)

Black0.2%(11)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(110)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(7,394)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(87)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other1.5%(114)

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%(169)

Central American0.4%(27)

Guatemalan0.3%(19)

South American0.3%(17)

Chilean0.3%(17)

Spaniard0.2%(13)

Cuban0.1%(5)

Costa Rican0.1%(4)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Pakistani0%(2)

Ancestry

German40.7%(2,594)

Norwegian25.3%(1,614)

Irish8%(511)

American3.5%(221)

Swedish3.4%(217)

Polish3.3%(209)

English3.2%(203)

Czech1.9%(121)

French1.8%(114)

Danish1.6%(99)

Dutch1.3%(84)

Russian0.8%(54)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.6%(38)

French Canadian0.6%(37)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(33)

Ukrainian0.5%(30)

Scottish0.4%(25)

Finnish0.3%(21)

Subsaharan African0.3%(19)

Ethiopian0.3%(18)

Swiss0.2%(10)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Welsh0.1%(7)

British0%(2)

Hungarian0%(2)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+78%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married29.9%(817)

Married50.7%(1,387)

Widowed5.1%(139)

Divorced14.3%(392)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(497)

Married57.1%(1,386)

Widowed7.9%(193)

Divorced14.5%(353)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.1%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.0%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)12.8%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.4%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 282 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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