Eden Valley vs Watkins

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

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

Eden Valley has the higher population (1,077 vs 797 in Watkins). Eden Valley has the higher median household income ($62,188 vs $50,875 in Watkins). Eden Valley has the higher median home value ($150,800 vs $136,800 in Watkins).

Population, income & housing

	Eden Valley	Watkins
Population	1,077	797
Median age	33.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,188	$50,875
Median home value	$150,800	$136,800
Median gross rent	$908	$760
Housing units	430	398
Homeownership rate	75.4%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eden Valley	Watkins
Population	1,019 → 1,077 (+5.7%)	944 → 797 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$41,534 → $62,188 (+49.7%)	$41,333 → $50,875 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $150,800 (+34.4%)	$99,700 → $136,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $908 (+41.7%)	$492 → $760 (+54.5%)

Eden Valley

Population

1,0191,077

Median household income

$41,534$62,188

Median home value

$112,200$150,800

Median gross rent

$641$908

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)

	Eden Valley	Watkins
Under 5	4.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	27.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	11.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	18.2%
55 to 64	8.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.5%
75 and over	4.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eden Valley	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	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	2.1%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eden Valley	Watkins
No high school diploma	11.1%	12.1%
High school graduate	41.3%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eden Valley	Watkins
Drove alone	87.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eden Valley	Watkins
1-unit, detached	72.8%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Eden Valley	Watkins
Poverty rate	13.2%	8.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1965	1975