Willmar.
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Minnesota·Kandiyohi County
6 tracts·15K people·$198K median·1,044/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 26 · Black 10 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 31 · Other 28
Health 34 · Manufacturing 32 · Retail 14 · Professional 8 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 17 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 8 · Transit 0 · Bike 0 · Walk 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Willmar is $198,400 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Willmar has 21,378 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 58.5% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Black, 2.5% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 25.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.1% (Census ACS).
Roosevelt Elementary (42%), Kennedy Elementary (34%) and Lakeland Elementary School (26%) lead the elementary schools; Willmar Middle School (44%) and Middle School ALC (6%) lead the middle schools; Willmar Senior High (33%), DREAM Technical Academy (11%) and Willmar Area Learning Center (2%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $910/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Willmar is $62,280 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Willmar, median rent is $910/month and the median home value is $198,400 (Census ACS).
Willmar reported 4.4 violent crimes and 15.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 7°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 29 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Willmar are cold wave (94), strong wind (93) and winter weather (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Willmar, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).