Wilkin County, Minnesota

Wilkin County has a population of 6,371 and has shrunk 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $182,200, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $71,410.

Home price
$182,200
Income
$71,410
Population
6,371
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$182,200county
Median gross rent$564county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198066.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$751county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$71,410county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate14.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.4%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$60,516county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.79%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport552860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station41 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths31.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1025county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Free lunch eligible37.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,371county
Land area in square miles751county
People per square mile of land8.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in168county
Households that moved away199county
Average income of arriving households$48,768county
Average income of departing households$55,317county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.9 incounty
Annual snowfall42.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing159 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days160 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.2%county
Homes heated by propane27.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk12.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk21.4county
Hail risk53.1county
Earthquake risk3.1county
Tornado risk19.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk11.3county
Winter weather risk60.9county
Strong wind risk28.0county
Wildfire risk19.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wilkin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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