Demographics of Red Wing city, Minnesota

Red Wing city, Minnesota had 16,805 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +173 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Red Wing city, in four figures

16,805
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,758 ±32.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +173 people.; 42.0 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,192 ±$10,238
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Red Wing city, Minnesota's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Red Wing city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Red Wing city, Minnesota's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Red Wing city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,632	100.0	100.0
2021	16,850	101.3	100.2
2022	16,760	100.8	100.7
2023	16,855	101.3	101.6
2024	16,838	101.2	102.5
2025	16,805	101.0	103.1

Population of Red Wing city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,632	—
2021	16,850	+218
2022	16,760	−90
2023	16,855	+95
2024	16,838	−17
2025	16,805	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.2: for men 40.2 ±2.8 and for women 43.2 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Red Wing city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	755 ±158	4.5% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,799 ±377	16.7% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,474 ±255	8.8% ±1.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,971 ±402	23.7% ±2.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,266 ±398	25.5% ±2.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,493 ±342	20.8% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,192 ±$10,238, and income per person $40,751 ±$3,330, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Red Wing city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,415 ±255	19.2% ±3.4	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,441 ±301	19.5% ±4.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,259 ±225	17.1% ±3.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	943 ±218	12.8% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,433 ±240	19.4% ±3.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	385 ±115	5.2% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	508 ±145	6.9% ±1.9	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Red Wing city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	2,250 ±451	13.8% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	569 ±218	16.6% ±6.0	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,167 ±251	14.1% ±2.9	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	514 ±146	11.2% ±3.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Red Wing city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Red Wing city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	7,722 ±236	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.2% ±1.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.8% ±3.4	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$237,300 ±$10,422	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$969 ±$54	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Red Wing city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,225 ±224	7.3% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,035 ±293	83.8% ±1.7	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	534 ±172	3.2% ±1.0	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	39 to 223	0.2% to 1.3%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	201 ±87	1.2% ±0.5	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	600 ±180	3.6% ±1.1	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Red Wing city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	11,677 ±512	69.7% ±3.1	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,368 ±531	26.1% ±3.2	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 70	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	675 ±247	4.0% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	79 to 255	0.5% to 1.5%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	508 ±208	3.0% ±1.2	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Red Wing city among the places of Minnesota

67th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Red Wing city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sartell city	19,758 ±285
Stillwater city	19,355 ±35
Hopkins city	18,819 ±52
Albert Lea city	18,330 ±60
Anoka city	17,970 ±63
Red Wing city	16,758 ±32
Ham Lake city	16,702 ±49
Buffalo city	16,499 ±61
Hugo city	16,340 ±30
Hibbing city	16,057 ±19
Bemidji city	15,569 ±41

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 9 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 22 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 61 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 65 Places in Minnesota by per capita income
No. 66 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026