Windom city, MN

Cottonwood County, MN

2022 population: 4,770 ( 124 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Population density: 1164.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,814	79.96%	6.8%
Black:	172	3.61%	177.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	72	1.51%	18.0%
2+ races:	78	1.64%	73.3%
Hispanic:	634	13.29%	70.0%

Total non-White:	956	20.04%	72.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-279	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	403	10.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,646
4,093	88.10%
62	1.33%
11	0.24%
61	1.31%
45	0.97%
373	8.03%
553	11.90%

2000
4,484
4,404	98.22%
7	0.16%
0	0.00%
13	0.29%
1	0.02%
59	1.32%
80	1.78%

1990
4,283
4,227	98.69%
12	0.28%
0	0.00%
22	0.51%
n/a
22	0.51%
56	1.31%

1980
4,666
4,612	98.84%
12	0.26%
0	0.00%
3	0.06%
n/a
31	0.66%
54	1.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-311	-6.9
473	10.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

177	4.1
24	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-385	-8.3
2	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Windom city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.6
1,046	21.9%
3,724	78.1%
1,202	25.2%

1,955
2.32

1,223	62.6%
935	76.5%
58	4.7%
732	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
1,078	23.2%
3,568	76.8%
985	21.2%

1,994
2.25

1,201	60.2%
945	78.7%
131	10.9%
793	39.8%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
1,028	22.9%
3,456	77.1%
971	21.7%

1,908
2.25

1,234	64.7%
1,012	82.0%
112	9.1%
674	35.3%

1990
Number	Percent
38.3
1,068	24.9%
3,215	75.1%
949	22.2%

1,813
2.28

1,194	65.9%
1,035	86.7%
113	9.5%
619	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
1,267	27.2%
3,399	72.8%
856	18.3%

1,860
2.43

1,323	71.1%
1,180	89.2%
88	6.7%
537	28.9%

2022 Housing Data for Windom city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	60	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	20	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	66	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	147	7.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	191	9.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	39	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	182	9.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	78	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	184	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	127	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	263	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	210	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	118	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	140	7.2%
$200,000 or more	71	3.6%

Median Household Income	54,603
Per Capita Income	32,550

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	76	3.9%
Public Assistance	54	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	188	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,811	77.8%
Unemployed	111	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,922	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	407	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	834	594	58.4%
Non-Profit	52	140	27.1%
Self-Employed	80	120	40.0%

Local Government	131	117	52.8%
State Government	73	25	74.5%
Federal Government	11	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	914	714	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	267	282	48.6%
Total	1,181	996	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	282	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	451	20.5%
Professional, Technical	465	21.2%
Service Occupations	401	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	79	3.6%
All others	599	27.3%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	437	19.9%
Health care and social assistance	396	18.0%
Retail trade	278	12.6%
Educational services	196	8.9%
Public administration	152	6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	127	5.8%
Construction	117	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	116	5.3%
Other services	100	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	97	4.4%
Finance and insurance	92	4.2%
Wholesale trade	33	1.5%
Information	19	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	530	11.11%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	24	0.50%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	67	1.40%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	67	1.40%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	13	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	9	0.19%
Hmong	3	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,054	90.0%
Spanish	357	7.9%
Other Asian	63	1.4%
German, other Germanic	15	0.3%
Arabic	9	0.2%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,642	34.4%
Norwegian	735	15.4%
Irish	287	6.0%
Swedish	224	4.7%
English	199	4.2%
American	123	2.6%
Danish	93	1.9%
Scottish	74	1.6%
French	69	1.4%
Dutch	63	1.3%
Scandinavian	40	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	36	0.8%
Finnish	34	0.7%
Polish	18	0.4%
Turkish	18	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,453	93.4%
Not a citizen	317	6.6%

Native	4,395	92.1%
Foreign-born	375	7.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
99	2.9%	221	6.6%	1,131	33.5%	1,133	33.6%	585	17.3%	204	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	99	2.9%
9-12 Years	221	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,131	33.5%
Some College	1,133	33.6%
Bach. Degree	585	17.3%
Grad Degree	204	6.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +157	R +116	R + 3.2%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +256	R +471	R + 21.4%
D -215
2020 vs. 2008	R +318	R +689	R + 31.4%
D -371

2016 vs. 2008	R +161	R +573	R + 28.2%
D -412
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,386	62.4%	Joe Biden (D)	802	36.1%	34	1.5%	2,222	17	16	0.07%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	1,229	57.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	761	35.8%	136	6.4%	2,126	13	12	0.07%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,130	51.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,017	46.4%	43	2.0%	2,190	7	4	0.07%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	1,173	51.3%	John McCain (R)	1,068	46.7%	45	2.0%	2,286	3	1	0.08%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	1,194	49.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,168	48.8%	32	1.3%	2,394	1	-2	0.08%
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,140	49.1%	George W. Bush (R)	1,073	46.2%	108	4.7%	2,321	1	-2	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Windom city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

802

36.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,386

62.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,222

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Windom city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

761

35.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,229

57.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

2,126

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Windom city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,017

46.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,130

51.6%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,190

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Windom city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,173

51.3%

John McCain (R)

1,068

46.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,286

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Windom city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,168

48.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,194

49.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,394

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Windom city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,073

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,140

49.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,321

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Windom city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	43%	Scott Jensen (R)	942	59.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	574	36.3%	64 [+]	4.1%	1,580	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 27 (1.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 20 (1.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 12 (0.8%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.3%);
2020	S2	60%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,262	57.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	734	33.6%	187 [+]	8.6%	2,183	14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 147 (6.7%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 40 (1.8%);
2018	S2	51%	Karin Housley (R)	940	51.1%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	804	43.7%	94 [+]	5.1%	1,838	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 74 (4.0%); Jerry Trooien (I) 20 (1.1%);
2018	S1	51%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	1,010	54.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	788	42.5%	57 [+]	3.1%	1,855	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 42 (2.3%); Paula Overby (Green) 15 (0.8%);
2018	G	51%	Jeff Johnson (R)	919	49.7%	Tim Walz (DFL)	869	47.0%	62 [+]	3.4%	1,850	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 49 (2.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 12 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	44%	Al Franken* (DFL)	809	51.6%	Mike McFadden (R)	664	42.3%	95 [+]	6.1%	1,568	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 62 (4.0%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 33 (2.1%);
2014	G	43%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	795	51.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	675	43.9%	68 [+]	4.4%	1,538	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 54 (3.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 14 (0.9%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,133
Median Value	$141,900

Occupied	1,955	91.7%
Vacant	178	8.3%

Owned	1,397	71.5%
Rented	558	28.5%
Median Rent	$809

Single-Family Units	1,828	85.7%
Detached	1,663	78.0%
Attached	165	7.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	196	9.2%
Mobile Homes	15	0.7%

Windom city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Windom city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Windom city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Windom city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Windom city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Windom city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Windom city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Windom city, MN