Minnesota · Census place 70420
Willmar city, MN
Quick answer
Willmar city has 21,136 residents, ranking #56 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $63,368, the median home is worth $186,000 and median gross rent runs $830 a month.
- Population
- 21,136Willmar city residents
- Median household income
- $63,368Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $830Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Willmar city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Willmar city median would spend about 15.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 57.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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