Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Watkins, MN

797 Population
0.7 square miles 1,159.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

40.3 ±7.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Meeker County: 42.3 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Minnesota: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$27,967 ±$3,492 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Meeker County: $37,014 ±$1,074
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Minnesota: $46,957 ±$226
$50,875 ±$10,533 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Meeker County: $75,037 ±$4,006
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Minnesota: $87,556 ±$396

8.1% ±4.1% (60  ±32) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Meeker County: 8.3% † 1,915 (±1.1% / ±255)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 9.2% 514,300 (±0.2% / ±8,955)

22.2 minutes ±5.7 (8,390  ±2,853) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Meeker County: 24.3 261,170 (±1 / ±12,220)
  • a little less than the figure in Minnesota: 23.1 57,023,716 (±0.1 / ±261,630)

Families

329 ±56 Number of households
  • Meeker County: 9,141 ±191
  • Minnesota: 2,282,967 ±5,281
2.3 ±0 (745  ±127) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Meeker County: 2.5 23,003 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,575,919

2% ±2.4% (4  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Meeker County: 7.2% † 329 (±1.7% / ±76)
  • about one-third of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,603 (±0.2% / ±1,945)

Housing

398 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Meeker County: 10,671 ±60
  • Minnesota: 2,519,538 ±958

$136,800 ±$11,352 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Meeker County: $228,900 ±$7,234
  • about half the amount in Minnesota: $305,500 ±$890

8.6% ±4.4% (68  ±36.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Meeker County: 7.2% † 1,672 (±1.2% / ±285.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Minnesota: 12.7% 714,609 (±0.2% / ±9,441.2)

Social

87.9% ±3.5% (488  ±75.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Meeker County: 93.7% 15,033 (±3% / ±488.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,657,954 (±0.3% / ±12,837.3)
6.7% ±3.8% (37  ±21.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Meeker County: 20.4% 3,267 (±1.5% / ±234.4)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Minnesota: 38.8% 1,513,374 (±0.2% / ±8,335.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% ±0.6% (4  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Meeker County: 1.4% 331
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 8.6% 488,897

6.6% ±3.3% (40  ±21) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Meeker County: 6.5% † 1,154 (±0.7% / ±126)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 6.1% 267,133 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
40 Total veterans ±21 36 Male ±17 4 Female ±7

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.