Finlayson vs Willow River

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

Finlayson 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 228 in Finlayson). Finlayson has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $52,188 in Willow River). Willow River has the higher median home value ($197,700 vs $175,000 in Finlayson).

Population, income & housing

	Finlayson	Willow River
Population	228	351
Median age	47.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$52,188
Median home value	$175,000	$197,700
Median gross rent	$790	$758
Housing units	120	177
Homeownership rate	76.4%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Finlayson	Willow River
Population	321 → 228 (-29.0%)	457 → 351 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$38,929 → $63,750 (+63.8%)	$40,250 → $52,188 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $175,000 (+47.3%)	$123,500 → $197,700 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $790 (+39.1%)	$740 → $758 (+2.4%)

Finlayson

Population

321228

Median household income

$38,929$63,750

Median home value

$118,800$175,000

Median gross rent

$568$790

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)

	Finlayson	Willow River
Under 5	3.5%	2.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	1.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	19.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	5.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	18.0%	5.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.5%
75 and over	6.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Finlayson	Willow River
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Finlayson	Willow River
No high school diploma	5.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	43.8%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Finlayson	Willow River
Drove alone	85.4%	69.6%
Carpooled	12.4%	19.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Finlayson	Willow River
1-unit, detached	65.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Finlayson	Willow River
Poverty rate	19.7%	8.3%
Average household size	2.07	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	41
Median year structure built	1974	1992