New London vs Willmar

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Willmar: population, income, housing, and more.

New London and Willmar are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Willmar has the higher population (21,136 vs 1,156 in New London). New London has the higher median household income ($66,830 vs $63,368 in Willmar). New London has the higher median home value ($209,300 vs $186,000 in Willmar).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Willmar
Population	1,156	21,136
Median age	36.7 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,830	$63,368
Median home value	$209,300	$186,000
Median gross rent	$960	$830
Housing units	536	8,880
Homeownership rate	70.4%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Willmar
Population	1,197 → 1,156 (-3.4%)	19,712 → 21,136 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$53,456 → $66,830 (+25.0%)	$47,826 → $63,368 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $209,300 (+30.2%)	$133,000 → $186,000 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $960 (+15.4%)	$785 → $830 (+5.7%)

New London

Population

1,1971,156

Median household income

$53,456$66,830

Median home value

$160,700$209,300

Median gross rent

$832$960

Willmar

Population

19,71221,136

Median household income

$47,826$63,368

Median home value

$133,000$186,000

Median gross rent

$785$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Willmar
Under 5	8.3%	7.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	7.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.0%	10.3%
75 and over	18.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Willmar
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	59.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Willmar
No high school diploma	10.6%	14.3%
High school graduate	22.9%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Willmar
Drove alone	86.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	2.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Willmar
1-unit, detached	64.6%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	8.8%
20 or more units	7.8%	17.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	New London	Willmar
Poverty rate	8.0%	15.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	13
Median year structure built	1978	1976