Grove City vs Watkins

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

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

Grove City has the higher population (858 vs 797 in Watkins). Watkins has the higher median household income ($50,875 vs $49,922 in Grove City). Watkins has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $133,000 in Grove City).

Population, income & housing

	Grove City	Watkins
Population	858	797
Median age	31.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,922	$50,875
Median home value	$133,000	$136,800
Median gross rent	$825	$760
Housing units	358	398
Homeownership rate	65.0%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grove City	Watkins
Population	615 → 858 (+39.5%)	944 → 797 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $49,922 (+1.1%)	$41,333 → $50,875 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$78,200 → $133,000 (+70.1%)	$99,700 → $136,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $825 (-0.6%)	$492 → $760 (+54.5%)

Grove City

Population

615858

Median household income

$49,375$49,922

Median home value

$78,200$133,000

Median gross rent

$830$825

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)

	Grove City	Watkins
Under 5	3.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	30.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.3%	18.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.5%
75 and over	4.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grove City	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	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	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grove City	Watkins
No high school diploma	4.2%	12.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grove City	Watkins
Drove alone	88.8%	77.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grove City	Watkins
1-unit, detached	75.1%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Grove City	Watkins
Poverty rate	18.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1970	1975