Askov vs Willow River

A side-by-side comparison of Askov and Willow River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willow River has the higher population (351 vs 333 in Askov). Willow River has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $34,464 in Askov). Willow River has the higher median home value ($197,700 vs $129,200 in Askov).

Population, income & housing

	Askov	Willow River
Population	333	351
Median age	45.2 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,464	$52,188
Median home value	$129,200	$197,700
Median gross rent	$388	$758
Housing units	199	177
Homeownership rate	55.3%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Askov	Willow River
Population	359 → 333 (-7.2%)	457 → 351 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $34,464 (-23.8%)	$40,250 → $52,188 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $129,200 (+20.1%)	$123,500 → $197,700 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$358 → $388 (+8.4%)	$740 → $758 (+2.4%)

Askov

Population

359333

Median household income

$45,250$34,464

Median home value

$107,600$129,200

Median gross rent

$358$388

Willow River

Population

457351

Median household income

$40,250$52,188

Median home value

$123,500$197,700

Median gross rent

$740$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Askov	Willow River
Under 5	5.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	12.6%	11.4%
25 to 34	6.6%	19.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	5.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.5%
75 and over	9.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Askov	Willow River
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Askov	Willow River
No high school diploma	16.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	39.5%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Askov	Willow River
Drove alone	85.0%	69.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Askov	Willow River
1-unit, detached	58.8%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28.1%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Askov	Willow River
Poverty rate	22.0%	8.3%
Average household size	1.86	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	39	41
Median year structure built	1956	1992