Demographics of Willmar city, Minnesota

Willmar city, Minnesota had 22,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +952 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Willmar city, in four figures

22,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,378 ±44.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +952 people.; 35.5 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,280 ±$3,957
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.

Willmar city, Minnesota's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Willmar 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Willmar city, Minnesota's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Willmar 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	21,049	100.0	100.0
2021	21,101	100.2	100.2
2022	21,378	101.6	100.7
2023	21,617	102.7	101.6
2024	21,933	104.2	102.5
2025	22,001	104.5	103.1

Population of Willmar city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,049	—
2021	21,101	+52
2022	21,378	+277
2023	21,617	+239
2024	21,933	+316
2025	22,001	+68

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±1.4: for men 33.9 ±2.3 and for women 36.5 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Willmar city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,655 ±172	7.7% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,854 ±387	18.0% ±1.8	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,047 ±350	9.6% ±1.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,595 ±457	26.2% ±2.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,206 ±434	19.7% ±2.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,021 ±415	18.8% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,280 ±$3,957, and income per person $31,826 ±$2,247, 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 Willmar city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,166 ±290	14.1% ±3.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,959 ±358	23.6% ±4.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,745 ±339	21.0% ±4.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,225 ±259	14.8% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,252 ±265	15.1% ±3.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	625 ±180	7.5% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	325 ±128	3.9% ±1.5	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 Willmar city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	2,710 ±576	13.1% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,006 ±303	18.6% ±5.3	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,161 ±264	11.2% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	543 ±207	11.1% ±4.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Willmar city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Willmar city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	8,860 ±234	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±1.8	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±3.7	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±4.0	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,400 ±$9,589	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$910 ±$64	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Willmar city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,480 ±285	25.6% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,497 ±394	58.5% ±1.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,099 ±302	9.8% ±1.4	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	527 ±122	2.5% ±0.6	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	160 ±56	0.7% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	539 ±211	2.5% ±1.0	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 Willmar city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	13,056 ±607	61.1% ±2.8	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,940 ±491	18.4% ±2.3	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	299 to 905	1.4% to 4.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,780 ±553	17.7% ±2.6	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,241 ±266	5.8% ±1.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,539 ±602	11.9% ±2.8	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%.

Willmar city among the places of Minnesota

56th 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 Willmar city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Columbia Heights city	22,155 ±35
Hastings city	22,117 ±28
Lino Lakes city	22,113 ±40
Golden Valley city	21,725 ±29
West St. Paul city	21,382 ±28
Willmar city	21,378 ±44
New Hope city	21,181 ±49
Northfield city	20,742 ±169
Forest Lake city	20,729 ±27
South St. Paul city	20,611 ±42
St. Michael city	20,010 ±30

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026