2022 population: 6,350 ( 226 from 2010 , 163 from 2020)
Land area: 751.0 square miles
Population density: 8.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,790	91.18%	8.0%
Black:	47	0.74%	261.5%
Indian:	109	1.72%	84.7%
Asian:	34	0.54%	88.9%
2+ races:	110	1.73%	77.4%
Hispanic:	260	4.09%	100.0%

Total non-White:	560	8.82%	98.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	134	10.3
Deaths:	213	16.4
Net Migration:	-81	-6.2
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-504	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	278	4.2

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
6,576
6,294	95.71%
13	0.20%
59	0.90%
18	0.27%
62	0.94%
130	1.98%
282	4.29%

2000
7,138
6,912	96.83%
11	0.15%
30	0.42%
11	0.15%
64	0.90%
110	1.54%
226	3.17%

1990
7,516
7,356	97.87%
0	0.00%
63	0.84%
10	0.13%
n/a
87	1.16%
160	2.13%

1980
8,454
8,347	98.73%
2	0.02%
94	1.11%
6	0.07%
n/a
5	0.06%
107	1.27%

1970
9,389
9,305	99.11%
5	0.05%
2	0.02%
3	0.03%
n/a
70	0.75%
84	0.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
709	9.9
657	9.2
-891	-12.5
-4	-0.1

-618	-8.7
56	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
922	12.3
791	10.5
-361	-4.8
36	0.5

-444	-5.9
66	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,151	13.6
742	8.8
-1,331	-15.7
n/a

-991	-11.7
53	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,424	-15.2
n/a

-958	-10.2
23	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilkin County, 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
41.9
1,398	22.0%
4,952	78.0%
1,220	19.2%

2,667
2.37

1,591	59.7%
1,275	80.1%
159	10.0%
1,076	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,574	23.9%
5,002	76.1%
1,169	17.8%

2,690
2.39

1,803	67.0%
1,510	83.7%
112	6.2%
887	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
1,990	27.9%
5,148	72.1%
1,152	16.1%

2,744
2.55

1,932	70.4%
1,647	85.2%
111	5.7%
812	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
2,112	28.1%
5,404	71.9%
1,291	17.2%

2,821
2.62

2,076	73.6%
1,824	87.9%
96	4.6%
745	26.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
2,559	30.3%
5,895	69.7%
1,315	15.6%

2,906
2.86

2,174	74.8%
1,992	91.6%
81	3.7%
732	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Wilkin County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	139	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	59	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	161	6.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	73	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	102	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	101	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	144	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	81	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	220	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	382	14.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	371	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	272	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	177	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	221	8.3%
$200,000 or more	116	4.3%

Median Household Income	67,114
Per Capita Income	38,317

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	74
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	116	4.3%
Public Assistance	138	5.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	228	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,955	77.1%
Unemployed	147	3.8%
In Armed Forces	2	0.1%

Total Labor Force	3,104	81.0%
Not in Labor Force	727	19.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,196	721	62.4%
Non-Profit	78	218	26.4%
Self-Employed	374	145	72.1%

Local Government	117	179	39.5%
State Government	59	55	51.8%
Federal Government	9	28	24.3%

Total Private + Self	1,570	866	64.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	263	480	35.4%
Total	1,833	1,346	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	511	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	602	18.8%
Professional, Technical	612	19.1%
Service Occupations	463	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	132	4.1%
All others	1,010	31.6%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	390	12.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	373	11.7%
Educational services	352	11.0%
Manufacturing	352	11.0%
Retail trade	275	8.6%
Construction	251	7.8%
Other services	189	5.9%
Finance and insurance	174	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	168	5.3%
Public administration	133	4.2%
Wholesale trade	118	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	118	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	103	3.2%
Accommodation and food services	97	3.0%
Utilities	34	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	0.9%
Information	16	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	0.3%
Management	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	188	2.91%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	24	0.37%
Costa Rican	3	0.05%
Guatemalan	18	0.28%
Honduran	3	0.05%
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	21	0.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	4	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,944	97.7%
Spanish	97	1.6%
German, other Germanic	23	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%
Other	3	0.0%
Other Indo-European	2	0.0%
Other Asian	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,792	43.3%
Norwegian	1,895	29.4%
Irish	399	6.2%
Polish	305	4.7%
English	278	4.3%
Czech	232	3.6%
Swedish	214	3.3%
French	148	2.3%
Danish	112	1.7%
Dutch	103	1.6%
American	92	1.4%
Scandinavian	73	1.1%
Russian	63	1.0%
Finnish	49	0.8%
Italian	42	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,433	99.7%
Not a citizen	21	0.3%

Native	6,404	99.2%
Foreign-born	50	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
88	1.9%	213	4.7%	1,391	30.8%	1,730	38.3%	847	18.8%	246	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	88	1.9%
9-12 Years	213	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,391	30.8%
Some College	1,730	38.3%
Bach. Degree	847	18.8%
Grad Degree	246	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,658	3,486	172	4.7%	4.7%
1991	3,573	3,393	180	5.0%	5.1%
1992	3,598	3,459	139	3.9%	5.0%
1993	3,501	3,366	135	3.9%	4.8%
1994	4,066	3,910	156	3.8%	4.0%
1995	3,880	3,725	155	4.0%	3.7%
1996	4,025	3,879	146	3.6%	3.8%
1997	4,008	3,908	100	2.5%	3.2%
1998	3,981	3,896	85	2.1%	2.7%
1999	4,036	3,948	88	2.2%	2.7%

2000	3,681	3,572	109	3.0%	3.0%
2001	3,581	3,440	141	3.9%	3.8%
2002	3,779	3,634	145	3.8%	4.5%
2003	3,795	3,649	146	3.8%	4.8%
2004	3,692	3,554	138	3.7%	4.6%
2005	3,604	3,471	133	3.7%	4.1%
2006	3,560	3,425	135	3.8%	4.1%
2007	3,475	3,342	133	3.8%	4.6%
2008	3,477	3,325	152	4.4%	5.4%
2009	3,532	3,338	194	5.5%	7.9%

2010	3,825	3,615	210	5.5%	7.4%
2011	3,827	3,612	215	5.6%	6.5%
2012	3,785	3,605	180	4.8%	5.6%
2013	3,628	3,475	153	4.2%	5.0%
2014	3,600	3,475	125	3.5%	4.3%
2015	3,698	3,573	125	3.4%	3.8%
2016	3,718	3,597	121	3.3%	3.9%
2017	3,545	3,435	110	3.1%	3.4%
2018	3,507	3,398	109	3.1%	3.0%
2019	3,509	3,393	116	3.3%	3.2%

2020	3,458	3,316	142	4.1%	6.2%
2021	3,398	3,294	104	3.1%	3.8%
2022	3,395	3,319	76	2.2%	2.7%
2023	3,417	3,333	84	2.5%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,992
Median Value	$169,100

Occupied	2,667	89.1%
Vacant	325	10.9%

Owned	2,143	80.4%
Rented	524	19.6%
Median Rent	$549

Single-Family Units	2,302	76.9%
Detached	2,256	75.4%
Attached	46	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	388	13.0%
Mobile Homes	175	5.8%

Wilkin County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilkin County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Wilkin County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wilkin County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wilkin County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wilkin County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Wilkin County, MN