Darwin vs Watkins

A side-by-side comparison of Darwin and Watkins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watkins has the higher population (797 vs 385 in Darwin). Darwin has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $50,875 in Watkins). Darwin has the higher median home value ($142,500 vs $136,800 in Watkins).

Population, income & housing

	Darwin	Watkins
Population	385	797
Median age	34.8 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$50,875
Median home value	$142,500	$136,800
Median gross rent	$775	$760
Housing units	153	398
Homeownership rate	88.8%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darwin	Watkins
Population	339 → 385 (+13.6%)	944 → 797 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$65,417 → $61,250 (-6.4%)	$41,333 → $50,875 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$117,900 → $142,500 (+20.9%)	$99,700 → $136,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $775 (+19.2%)	$492 → $760 (+54.5%)

Darwin

Population

339385

Median household income

$65,417$61,250

Median home value

$117,900$142,500

Median gross rent

$650$775

Watkins

Population

944797

Median household income

$41,333$50,875

Median home value

$99,700$136,800

Median gross rent

$492$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darwin	Watkins
Under 5	3.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	24.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	18.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	8.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.5%
75 and over	6.0%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darwin	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darwin	Watkins
No high school diploma	12.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	36.8%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darwin	Watkins
Drove alone	78.3%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.9%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.9%
Other means	1.6%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darwin	Watkins
1-unit, detached	79.1%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Darwin	Watkins
Poverty rate	9.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.87	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1974	1975