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Winona County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Winona County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Winona County is a small Mississippi River county of about 49,700 residents with a manufacturing and higher-education-influenced economy, reflected in a GDP per capita of $45,340 against median worker earnings of $35,926. The labor force participation rate stands at 68.5%, unemployment is low at 3.0%, and 32.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are modest—median home value $222,900, median gross rent $866/month—though the county has shed 2.2% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

49,705

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,744

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

Winona County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone44,707 (89.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,394 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,089 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,041 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone958 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone385 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish782
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island524
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic504
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)135
  5. 5.Other Indo-European63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,364

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,340

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,447

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,214
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,710
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,465
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,624
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,399

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,032
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,103
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,080
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,230
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,504

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.14×)945
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.08×)5,741
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.72×)1,100
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)8,327
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)3,094

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$222,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$866/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,212 (15.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,168 (15.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,066 (14.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,499 (10.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999909 (6.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999906 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,926

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,860 (76.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,743 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled1,578 (5.8%)
  • Walked1,454 (5.3%)
  • Bicycle267 (1.0%)
  • Other263 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.