MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Worthington Micro

Worthington, MN · 1 counties · 20,098 residents · 715 sq mi

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With 20,098 people, Worthington is a metro area. The typical home is worth $39,200. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $299 a month. The median household earns $22,942, about 24% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,098

−4%vs 2000

vs 20,832 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

28 / sq mi

−4%vs 2000

vs 29 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

715 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,357)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,611)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,505)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,415)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(1,047)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(2,889)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,647)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,929)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(1,982)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(1,877)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(1,365)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(474)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,942

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,684 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,860

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,987 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(17,232)

Black1%(212)

Hispanic / Latino11.2%(2,325)

Asian3.9%(816)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(19,400)

Black0.2%(45)

Hispanic / Latino2%(399)

Asian1.2%(250)

Other2%(403)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican16%(3,528)

Central American13.7%(3,026)

Guatemalan8.8%(1,942)

Salvadoran2.8%(619)

Nicaraguan1.2%(270)

Puerto Rican0.9%(192)

Honduran0.9%(191)

South American0.1%(28)

Ecuadorian0.1%(28)

Cuban0.1%(22)

Dominican0.1%(22)

Panamanian0%(4)

Asian origin

Burmese2.4%(540)

Laotian1%(210)

Vietnamese0.3%(70)

Asian Indian0%(8)

Chinese0%(5)

Japanese0%(5)

Korean0%(4)

Filipino0%(4)

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(18)

Ancestry

German28.6%(6,297)

Norwegian7%(1,550)

Dutch5.5%(1,214)

Irish3.9%(865)

Subsaharan African3.5%(766)

Swedish2.4%(521)

American2.1%(472)

English2.1%(452)

Ethiopian2%(449)

French0.6%(130)

Polish0.6%(124)

Danish0.5%(114)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(107)

Scottish0.4%(94)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(73)

West Indian0.3%(70)

Haitian0.3%(70)

Swiss0.3%(66)

Italian0.3%(57)

Finnish0.3%(56)

Belgian0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Arab0%(9)

Lebanese0%(9)

Austrian0%(9)

Russian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(6)

British0%(2)

Croatian0%(2)

Greek0%(2)

Hungarian0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+112%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married38%(3,332)

Married46.9%(4,120)

Widowed3%(262)

Divorced12.1%(1,062)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(2,539)

Married51.2%(4,050)

Widowed8.1%(637)

Divorced8.6%(681)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% 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)8.3%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(83)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(331)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.3%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.3%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 798 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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