Hinckley vs Willow River

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

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

Hinckley has the higher population (1,665 vs 351 in Willow River). Willow River has the higher median household income ($52,188 vs $41,979 in Hinckley). Willow River has the higher median home value ($197,700 vs $165,200 in Hinckley).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Willow River
Population	1,665	351
Median age	44.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,979	$52,188
Median home value	$165,200	$197,700
Median gross rent	$1,004	$758
Housing units	734	177
Homeownership rate	57.2%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Willow River
Population	1,606 → 1,665 (+3.7%)	457 → 351 (-23.2%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $41,979 (+21.4%)	$40,250 → $52,188 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $165,200 (+43.3%)	$123,500 → $197,700 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $1,004 (+34.0%)	$740 → $758 (+2.4%)

Hinckley

Population

1,6061,665

Median household income

$34,583$41,979

Median home value

$115,300$165,200

Median gross rent

$749$1,004

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)

	Hinckley	Willow River
Under 5	6.2%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	9.4%	19.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	5.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.5%
75 and over	11.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Willow River
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	98.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Willow River
No high school diploma	12.1%	2.8%
High school graduate	49.0%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Willow River
Drove alone	74.1%	69.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	19.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	8.9%
Other means	5.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Willow River
1-unit, detached	63.9%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Willow River
Poverty rate	18.0%	8.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	41
Median year structure built	1973	1992